Individual (a person) in Thai

“Individual (a person)” in Thai is บุคคลbùk-kon.

บุคคล bùk-kon

person, individual (formal) noun

bùk low
kon mid

Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

How to use it

บุคคลbùk-kon is the formal word for a person, the one on signs, forms and in the news; in conversation people say คนkon. Ticket prices list บุคคลทั่วไปbùk-kon tûa-bpai, the general public; doors say ห้ามบุคคลภายนอกเข้าhâam bùk-kon paai-nâwk kâo, no entry for outsiders; and privacy notices are about ข้อมูลส่วนบุคคลkâw-muun sùan bùk-kon, personal data.

A company's HR department is ฝ่ายบุคคลfàai bùk-kon, "the personnel side".

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:

bookkon
bukkhon

More news and society in Thai

All news and society

กลุ่ม glùm Group
สังคม sǎng-kom Society
ผล pǒn Result
result, outcome
ระบบ rá-bòp System
มาตรา mâat-dtraa Section (of a law)
section, article (of a law)
ระดับ rá-dàp Level
level, grade

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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