คนน่ารัก
khon na-rak
The Thai word for "cutie" is คนน่ารัก (khon na-rak).
คนน่ารัก is used to refer to a cute person or animal. The core adjective น่ารัก can describe both physical cuteness and a person's charming or kind personality. If you want to express that someone is incredibly cute in an informal setting, you can say น่ารักจัง or use น่ารักมากๆ to mean someone is "very, very cute" or "extremely adorable".
Meaning: cute person or animal (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase คนน่ารัก is composed of คน, meaning "person" and น่ารัก, meaning "cute".
How does it change in a sentence?
While คนน่ารัก specifically means "cute person", the adjective น่ารัก can be used on its own to describe a person or thing as "cute" without needing the noun คน.
How do you pronounce it?
khon na-rak
When do people say it?
To convey feelings of endearment, one might use the nickname หนู, which literally means "little mouse".
Did you know?
- There is a cultural overlap where น่ารัก can be used sarcastically to describe someone who is being 'too clever' or mischievous, similar to calling a child 'a little rascal'.
- In romantic contexts, a couple might call each other ตัวเล็ก meaning 'little body' as a synonym for 'cutie', regardless of the person's actual size.
- While คนน่ารัก is a literal translation, Thai people often prefer using the word ตะมุตะมิ to describe something exceptionally small and cute, a term popularized by internet slang.
Examples in context
- เขาเป็นคนน่ารักที่ใครก็ชอบkhao pen khon na rak thi khrai ko chopHe is a cutie that everyone likes.
Example conversation
Nicha is showing a photo of her puppy to Witthawat.
- ณิชา Nichaดูรูปน้องหมาของฉันสิdu rup nong ma khong chan siLook at the photo of my dog.
- วิทวัส Witthawatโอ้โห เป็นคนน่ารักมากเลยo ho pen khon na rak mak loeiWow, what a cutie!
- ณิชา Nichaใช่ไหมล่ะ ฉันรักเขามากchai mai la chan rak khao makRight? I love him so much.
- วิทวัส Witthawatฉันอยากเลี้ยงแบบนี้บ้างchan yak liang baep ni bangI want to have one like this too.
