นั่นคือ
nân-kʉʉMeaning
1ConjunctionB1
that is; in other words
that is; that is to say; in other words; which means.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)ตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodes6[to] castrate (an animal)7[to] air-layer (a branch)แปดโมงเช้าbpɛ̀ɛt-moong-cháoแปดโมงเช้าbpɛ̀ɛt-moong-cháo18 a.m.2at 8 a.m.นั่นคือnân-kʉʉนั่นคือnân-kʉʉthat is; in other wordsเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสายไปsǎai-bpaiสายไปsǎai-bpaitoo lateหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostชั่วโมงchûua-moongชั่วโมงchûua-moong1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time3lesson period; class period
He arrived at 8 AM. That is, he was one hour late.
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เป้าหมายหลักbpâo-mǎai-làkของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoคือkʉʉการเพิ่มgaan-pə̂əmยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiนั่นคือnân-kʉʉเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngหาhǎaลูกค้าlûuk-káaใหม่màiให้ได้hâi-dâaiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Our main goal is to increase sales. In other words, we need to find more new customers.
เขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaขอkɔ̌ɔเวลาส่วนตัวwee-laa-sùuan-dtuuaหน่อยnɔ̀iนั่นคือnân-kʉʉเขาkǎoอยากyàakอยู่yùuคนเดียวkon-diiaoสักพักsàk-pák
He said he needed some private time. That is to say, he wants to be alone for a while.
ผลการวิจัยpǒn-gaan-wí-jaiชี้ว่าchíi-wâaอัตราการเกิดàt-dtraa-gaan-gə̀ətลดลงlót-longอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangนั่นคือnân-kʉʉสังคมsǎng-komของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoกำลังgam-langเผชิญหน้าpà-chəən-nâaกับgàpภาวะpaa-wáสังคมsǎng-komสูงวัยsǔung-waiอย่างyàangเต็มรูปแบบdtem-rûup-bɛ̀ɛp
The research results indicate a continuous decline in the birth rate. That is to say, our society is fully facing an aging population.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
nân
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.to be (definition/identification)Part 2
นั่นคือnân-kʉʉนั่นคือnân-kʉʉthat is; in other wordsthat is; in other wordsWord