บุคคล

bùk-kon

Meanings

1NounA2

person; individual

a single human being; an individual (formal/register-neutral)

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ห้องนี้hông néeห้องนี้hông néethis roomมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoบุคคลbùk-konบุคคลbùk-kon1person; individual2personnel (HR context)3people; persons (formal/legal)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainเพียงคนเดียวpiiang kon diiaoเพียงคนเดียวpiiang kon diiao1the only person2alone; by oneself
There is only a single individual in this room.
2NounB2

people; persons (formal/legal)

people in general, often used in formal, administrative, or legal contexts

Examples

ในอาคารnai aa-kaanในอาคารnai aa-kaanindoors; inside a buildingนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)อนุญาตให้à-nú-yâat hâiอนุญาตให้à-nú-yâat hâi[to] allow [sb] [to do sth]; [to] permitเฉพาะบุคคลchà-pór bùk-konเฉพาะบุคคลchà-pór bùk-konpersonal; privateที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotลงทะเบียนlong tá-biianลงทะเบียนlong tá-biian1[to] register; enroll; sign up2[to] register officially3registration (process/event)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เท่านั้นtâo nánเท่านั้นtâo nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6[to] begin; start; take effect7cooked rice8riceพื้นที่púen têeพื้นที่púen têe1area; space; surface; land area2region; zone; locality; area3local; on-site; field (modifier)4field; scope (figurative)ประชุมbprà-chumประชุมbprà-chum1meeting; conference2[to] meet; hold a meeting3assembly; councilได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)
Only registered individuals are permitted to enter the meeting area in this building.
3NounB2

personnel (HR context)

personnel or human resources in an organization; commonly used in set phrases (e.g., HR)

Examples

ฝ่ายบุคคลfàai bùk-konฝ่ายบุคคลfàai bùk-konhuman resources; personnel departmentเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call out; summon; hail2[to] ask for; charge; demand3[to] recruit; enlist4[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); nameผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เซ็นsenเซ็นsen[to] sign (one's name)เอกสารèk-gà-săanเอกสารèk-gà-săan1document2documentationรับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] take; catch (transport)7[to] host; welcome8[to] withstand; bearเข้าทำงานkâo tam ngaanเข้าทำงานkâo tam ngaan1[to] go to work; [to] start work (for the day)2[to] start a new job; [to] begin employment
HR called me in to sign the employment papers.