Describing thingsFamiliar in Thai
“Familiar” in Thai is คุ้นkún; you'll also hear คุ้นเคยkún-koei (fuller).
familiar; used to adjective
- kún high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
familiar (with), used to adjective fuller
- kún high
- koei mid
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
How to use it
คุ้นkún is a short, high syllable, and it's how Thais say someone looks familiar: หน้าคุ้นnâa kún, "face familiar". The fuller คุ้นเคยkún-koei is being familiar with a place, a person or a way of doing things, and being used to something, like the heat or the food, is often ชินchin.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- khun khoei
- kun koey
- khunkoei
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