นะ(ná)

Meanings

1ParticleA2

[!] softener; friendly particle

Sentence-ending particle used to soften tone, add friendliness, or make a statement less forceful.

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weather3atmosphere (figurative); ambienceดีนะdee náดีนะdee ná1good; thank goodness2luckily; it's a good thing (that...)3yeah, great (ironic)
The weather is nice today.
2ParticleA2

[!] persuasive/confirming particle

Sentence-ending particle used to seek agreement, gently persuade, emphasize a request, or mark mild emphasis.

Examples

ไปด้วยกันbpai dûuai ganไปด้วยกันbpai dûuai gan1[to] go together; accompany2[to] match; be compatible3[to] go hand in hand; co-occurนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
Let’s go together, okay?
3ParticleB1

[!] attention-getter (initial position)

Used at the start of a sentence to draw attention before giving information or a request (informal).

Examples

นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปด้วยกันไหมbpai dûuai gan măiไปด้วยกันไหมbpai dûuai gan măido you want to go together?
Hey, listen first, then decide whether you’ll come along.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

น่ะnâน่ะnâ1sentence-final softener/emphasis2post-topic marker/highlighter
  • sentence-final softener/emphasis
  • post-topic marker/highlighter
จ๊ะjáจ๊ะjá1polite sentence-ending particle (friendly/softening)2yes?; what is it? (friendly response)
  • polite sentence-ending particle (friendly/softening)
  • yes?; what is it? (friendly response)
เด้อแนdêr naeเด้อแนdêr naesoftening/request particles (Isan)

softening/request particles (Isan)

เถอะtòeเถอะtòe1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particle
  • suggestion/encouragement particle
  • prompting/permission particle
  • resignation/emphasis particle
เนอะnóhเนอะnóh1…right?; yeah? (softening)2warm/coaxing tone
  • …right?; yeah? (softening)
  • warm/coaxing tone