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"people" in Thai

คน
People. The Thai for "people" is "คน".
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Literal Breakdown

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The 4th consonant of the Thai alphabet ค
The 25th consonant of the Thai alphabet น

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

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person คน
to stir คน
classifier for person คน

See also

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citizens; people ประชาชน
people (informal form) ผู้คน
citizens; people (short form) ชน

Examples of "people" in use

There are 98 examples of the Thai word for "people" being used:
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people (informal form) ผู้คน
Thai people คนไทย
How many people went? (male polite form) ไปกี่คนครับ
People here like you. คนที่นี่ชอบคุณ
Are they good people? พวกเขาเป็นคนดีไหม
What are those two people’s names? สองคนนั้นชื่ออะไร
How many people are in the house? มีคนอยู่ในบ้านกี่คน
Forty people. (male polite form) สี่สิบคนครับ
Many people disagree with you. หลายคนไม่เห็นด้วยกับคุณ
Many people. (male polite form) หลายคนครับ

Practice Lesson

"people" Practice (78)
Lesson
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.,
Are there glasses for people with color blindness?,
Are they good people?,
At least three people died.,
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),
How many people are in the house?,
How many people are there in your family?,
How many people are there in your team?,
How many people can your car take?
etc.

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