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Thai Vocabulary: Age, Status & Thai Address

Understanding common Thai ways of addressing people based on age, role, and relationship.

พี่
phîi
falling tonefalling
noun
older sibling, older person, senior
น้อง
nɔ́ɔng
high tonehigh
Noun; Pronoun
younger sibling, younger person [term of address], you [to younger person]
Remember it by

A younger Thai sibling happily following their older sibling around the house.

ลุง
lung
mid tonemid
noun
uncle; older man
ป้า
bpâa
falling tonefalling
aunt / older woman
น้า
náa
high tonehigh
noun
maternal aunt or uncle younger than mother
อา
aa
mid tonemid
aunt/uncle, father's/mother's younger sibling
ลุงครับ
lung khráp
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-high
uncle / older man, polite address
ป้าครับ
bpâa khráp
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-high
aunt / older woman, polite address
พี่ครับ
phîi khráp
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-high
older person / senior, polite address
พี่คะ
phîi khá
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-high
older person / senior, polite address
น้องครับ
nóng khráp
high tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2high-high
younger person / junior, polite address
น้องคะ
nóng khá
high tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2high-high
younger person / junior, polite address
คุณ
khun
mid tonemid
Noun; Pronoun; Title
you [polite], Mr./Mrs./Miss, virtue, quality, benefit, kindness
Remember it by
Kuhn

A person named Kuhn wears a giant crown and everyone politely addresses them.

อาจารย์
aa-jaan
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-mid
Noun
teacher, professor, master [term of respect]
หมอ
mɔ̌ɔ
rising tonerising
doctor

Vocabulary (15 words)

พี่ phîi
older sibling, older person, senior
น้อง nɔ́ɔng
younger sibling, younger person [term of address], you [to younger person]
ลุง lung
uncle; older man
ป้า bpâa
aunt / older woman
น้า náa
maternal aunt or uncle younger than mother
อา aa
aunt/uncle, father's/mother's younger sibling
ลุงครับ lung khráp
uncle / older man, polite address
ป้าครับ bpâa khráp
aunt / older woman, polite address
พี่ครับ phîi khráp
older person / senior, polite address
พี่คะ phîi khá
older person / senior, polite address
น้องครับ nóng khráp
younger person / junior, polite address
น้องคะ nóng khá
younger person / junior, polite address
คุณ khun
you [polite], Mr./Mrs./Miss, virtue, quality, benefit, kindness
อาจารย์ aa-jaan
teacher, professor, master [term of respect]
หมอ mɔ̌ɔ
doctor