ณ
náMeaning
1PrepositionC1
at; in; on [a place/time]
at, in, or on a specific place or time; used mainly in formal or written Thai.
Examples
ขอเชิญkɔ̌ɔ-chəənขอเชิญkɔ̌ɔ-chəən1please; you are invited to… (formal prompt)2[to] cordially invite [sb] (formal/polite)ทุกท่านtúk-tânทุกท่านtúk-tâneveryone; everybody (polite)ร่วมrûuamร่วมrûuam1[to] join; participate2together; jointly3joint; shared; mutualงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangparty; banquet; reception; feast; functionณnáณnáat; in; on [a place/time]สโมสรsà-moo-sɔ̌ɔnสโมสรsà-moo-sɔ̌ɔn1club; association2clubhouse; club premises; clubของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityในวันเสาร์นี้nai-wan-sǎo-níiในวันเสาร์นี้nai-wan-sǎo-níithis Saturday
We invite everyone to join the party at the village clubhouse this Saturday.
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ณnáบัดbàtนั้นเองnán-eengเขาkǎoจึงjʉngตระหนักถึงdtrà-nàk-tʉ̌ngความจริงkwaam-jingที่tîiถูกtùukปิดบังbpìt-bangมาmaaเป็นเวลานานbpen-wee-laa-naan
At that very moment, he realized the truth that had been hidden for so long.
เหตุการณ์hèt gaanในnaiประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatครั้งสำคัญkráng săm-kanได้dâiเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunณnáดินแดนdin daenแห่งนี้hàeng néeเมื่อmêuuaหลายlăaiร้อยปีrói bpeeก่อนgòn
A significant historical event occurred on this land hundreds of years ago.
สนธิสัญญาsǒn-tí-sǎn-yaaดังกล่าวdang-glàaoได้dâaiลงนามlong-naamณnáวันที่wan-tîi10พฤษภาคมprʉ́t-sà-paa-komพุทธศักราชpút-tá-sàk-gà-râat2540
The aforementioned treaty was signed on May 10th, 1997.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ณ said นะ?
ná
- Hidden vowelณ has no written vowel, so it takes a short “a”.Same-sounding letterณ sounds just like น, so the reading uses น.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ná
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |