"people" in Thai

คน

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Literal Breakdown

Recording	English	Thai	Learn
Recording	EnglishThe 4th consonant of the Thai alphabet	Thaiค	Learn Learn
Recording	EnglishThe 25th consonant of the Thai alphabet	Thaiน	Learn Learn

Summary

The Thai translation for “people” is คน. The Thai, คน, can be broken down into 2 parts:"The 4th consonant of the Thai alphabet" (ค) and "The 25th consonant of the Thai alphabet" (น).

Pronounced the same

Recording	English	Thai	Learn
Recording	Englishperson	Thaiคน	Learn Learn
Recording	Englishto stir	Thaiคน	Learn Learn
Recording	Englishclassifier for person	Thaiคน	Learn Learn

Recording	English	Thai	Learn
Recording	Englishcitizens; people	Thaiประชาชน	Learn Learn
Recording	Englishpeople (informal form)	Thaiผู้คน	Learn Learn
Recording	Englishcitizens; people (short form)	Thaiชน	Learn Learn

Examples of "people" in use

There are 98 examples of the Thai word for "people" being used:

Recording	English	Thai	Learn
Recording	EnglishAt least three people died.	Thaiมีผู้เสียชีวิตอย่างน้อยสามคน	Learn Learn
Recording	Englishpolite people	Thaiคนสุภาพหลายคน	Learn Learn
Recording	Englishcrowd	Thaiกลุ่มคน	Learn Learn
Recording	EnglishNice people.	Thaiคนใจดีหลายคน	Learn Learn
Recording	EnglishWhat language do Central Thai speak?	Thaiคนภาคกลางพูดภาษาอะไร	Learn Learn
Recording	EnglishEleven people. (male polite form)	Thaiสิบเอ็ดคนครับ	Learn Learn
Recording	EnglishDon’t judge people by their looks.	Thaiอย่าตัดสินคนจากหน้าตา	Learn Learn
Recording	EnglishThe people I work with are very nice.	Thaiคนที่ผมทำงานด้วยใจดีมาก	Learn Learn
Recording	EnglishThe people here are nice. I like it a lot. (male polite form)	Thaiคนที่นี่ใจดีผมชอบมากครับ	Learn Learn
Recording	EnglishThere are no people upstairs.	Thaiข้างบนไม่มีคน	Learn Learn

Practice Lesson

"people" Practice (98)

Lesson

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Lesson words

Cambodian people,

Cambodian people (informal),

foreigner (informal),

people (informal form),

people

etc.

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Lesson phrases

About 20 people will come.,

Among these five people, she is the fastest runner.,

And we had to wait for the people who were staying at the bungalow to leave early in the morning and then we could go to stay in that bungalow.,

Another four people are from this province.,

Are there glasses for people with color blindness?,

Are they good people?,

At least three people died.,

At the language school where you studied are there many Thais?,

Baseball is a sport American people like very much,

blind people massaging their customers’ feet,

But I already know a lot of people.,

But to use the impolite form of the words “you” or “I” you must have a really close friendship with the people.,

But when we got there our feelings changed, became very excited and I was really very excited because we saw the bustling atmosphere of tourists and beaches full of people.,

crowd,

Do you know those people?,

Don’t be shy about speaking in front of people.,

Don’t judge people by their looks.,

Eleven people. (male polite form),

Forty people. (male polite form),

He always likes to speak Thai with Thai people.

etc.

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