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Person in Thai

“Person” in Thai is คนkon.

คน kon

person, people noun

  • kon mid
  • Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

คนkon plus a country gives a nationality: คนไทยkon tai, a Thai person.

Taught in Unit 2 · Lesson 1: What's your name? of the free course.

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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:

  • khon

More people in Thai

All people
  • คุณผู้หญิง kun pûu-yǐng Lady

    madam, the lady (polite: how staff address a woman)

  • ฝรั่ง fà-ràng Farang

    Westerner, a white foreigner

  • คนต่างชาติ kon dtàang-châat Foreigner

    foreigner, foreign people

  • ชื่อ chûue Name
  • ชื่อเล่น chûue-lên Nickname
  • ไทย tai Thai

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Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones