เป๋นคน
bpěen-konMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] be a person; be the kind/type of person (Northern Thai)
Northern Thai (คำเมืองคำเมืองkam-mʉʉangNorthern Thai (Kam Mueang) language) form of 'เป็นคน': to be a person; or used before a descriptor to mean 'to be the kind/type of person who...'.
Examples
ป้ออุ๊ยbpôr úiป้ออุ๊ยbpôr úigrandfather; elderly man (Northern Thai)เป๋นคนbpĕn konเป๋นคนbpĕn kon[to] be a person; be the kind/type of person (Northern Thai)ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)ดี๋diiไผๆpăi păiไผๆpăi păianyone; everybodyก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerฮักเปิ้นhák bpénฮักเปิ้นhák bpén[to] love him/her/them (Northern Thai dialect)
Grandpa is a kind person; everyone loves him.
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เปิ้นbpə̂ənเป๋นคนbpěen-konตี้dtîiบะbàค่อยkɔ̂iปากbpàakแต่dtɛ̀ɛถ้าtâaได้dâaiฮู้จักhúu-jàkแล้วlɛ́ɛoจะjàฮู้húuว่าwâaเปิ้นbpə̂ənเป๋นคนbpěen-konม่วนmûuanขนาดkà-nàat
She's the type of person who isn't very talkative, but once you get to know her, you'll realize she's very fun.
เป๋นคนbpěen-konต้องdtɔ̂ngฮู้จักhúu-jàkเอาใจao-jaiเขาkǎoมาmaaใส่ใจsài-jaiเราraoจะได้jà-dâaiอยู่yùuร่วมกับrûuam-gàpคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnได้dâaiอย่างyàangมีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùk
To be a person (in a community), one must know how to be empathetic in order to live happily with others.
คนเฒ่าคนแก่kon tâo kon gàeสอนsŏnว่าwâaเป๋นคนbpĕn konมันmanต้องมีdtông meeความซื่อสัตย์สุจริตkwaam sêu sàt sùt-jà-rìtเป๋นbpĕnตี้dtêeตั้งdtâng
The elders teach that to be a person of character, one must be founded on honesty and integrity.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
bpěen
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เป๋นbpěenเป๋นbpěen1[to] be (Northern Thai)2[to] know how; be skilled (at [sth])3[to] have; suffer from (an illness)[to] be (Northern Thai)Part 1
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เป๋นคนbpěen-konเป๋นคนbpěen-kon[to] be a person; be the kind/type of person (Northern Thai)[to] be a person; be the kind/type of person (Northern Thai)Word