Human in Thai

“Human” in Thai is มนุษย์má-nút.

มนุษย์ má-nút

human, human being noun

má high
nút high

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

How to use it

มนุษย์má-nút is a human being: the word of science, the news and serious talk. In everyday speech a person is just คนkon. The last letter, with the small mark above it, is silent, so it's only two syllables, má-nút.

Two common phrases use it: office workers call themselves มนุษย์เงินเดือนmá-nút ngoen-duean, "salary humans", and human rights are สิทธิมนุษยชนsìt-tí-má-nút-sà-yá-chon.

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:

manud
manuss
manoot

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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