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People & Family
Words for “I,” “you,” other people, and family. Thai forms of address change depending on who is older or younger.
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| Thai | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ผม | phǒmpʰǒm | I (male speaker) | |
| ฉัน | chǎntɕʰǎn | I (female speaker) | |
| คุณ | khunkʰun | you | |
| เขา | khǎokʰǎw | he; she | |
| เพื่อน | phʉ̂anpʰɯ̂an | friend; companion | |
| พ่อ | phɔ̂ɔpʰɔ̂ː | father; dad | |
| แม่ | mɛ̂ɛmɛ̂ː | mother; mom | |
| พี่ | phîipʰîː | older sibling; older person | |
| น้อง | nɔ́ɔngnɔ́ːŋ | younger sibling; younger person | |
| ลูก | lûuklûːk | (one's own) child | |
| สามี | sǎa-miisǎː.miː | husband | |
| ภรรยา | phan-rá-yaapʰan.rá.jaː | wife | |
| ครู | khruukʰruː | teacher | |
| เด็ก | dèkdèk | child | |
| คนญี่ปุ่น | khon yîi-pùnkʰon jîː.pùn | Japanese person | |
| คนไทย | khon thaikʰon tʰaj | Thai person | |
| ผู้ชาย | phûu-chaaipʰûː.tɕʰaːj | man; male | |
| ผู้หญิง | phûu-yǐngpʰûː.jǐŋ | woman; female | |
| ผู้ใหญ่ | phûu-yàipʰûː.jàj | adult; senior person | |
| ครอบครัว | khrɔ̂ɔp-khruakʰrɔ̂ːp.kʰrua | family | |
| ลูกชาย | lûuk-chaailûːk.tɕʰaːj | son | |
| ลูกสาว | lûuk-sǎaolûːk.sǎːw | daughter | |
| พี่ชาย | phîi-chaaipʰîː.tɕʰaːj | older brother | |
| พี่สาว | phîi-sǎaopʰîː.sǎːw | older sister | |
| น้องชาย | nɔ́ɔng-chaainɔ́ːŋ.tɕʰaːj | younger brother | |
| น้องสาว | nɔ́ɔng-sǎaonɔ́ːŋ.sǎːw | younger sister | |
| แฟน | fɛɛnfɛːn | boyfriend; girlfriend; partner | |
| นักเรียน | nák-riannák.rian | student | |
| หมอ | mɔ̌ɔmɔ̌ː | doctor | |
| ตำรวจ | dtam-rùattam.rùat | police officer; police |
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