นั่นไง
nân-ngaiMeaning
1InterjectionA2
There it is; See?
There it is; See?; That's it; an expression used to point out something that has just appeared, been found, or been proven correct.
Examples
กุญแจรถgun-jɛɛ-rótกุญแจรถgun-jɛɛ-rótcar keyอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainไหนnǎiไหนnǎi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4any; whichever (in indefinite constructions)อ๋อɔ̌ɔอ๋อɔ̌ɔoh; I see; aha (realization)นั่นไงnân-ngaiนั่นไงnân-ngaiThere it is; See?
Where are the car keys... Oh, there they are!
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There it is, the bus is here! Let's hurry.
พี่pîiเตือนdtʉʉanแล้วlɛ́ɛoว่าwâaอย่าyàaลงทุนlong-tunกับgàpบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtนั้นnánนั่นไงnân-ngaiสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂โดนdoonโกงgoongจนได้jon-dâai
I already warned you not to invest in that company. See? In the end, you got cheated.
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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ไงngaiไงngai1hey; yo (very casual attention-getter)2what's up?; how's it going? (casual)3how; in what way (colloq.)4emphatic reminder/identifier (…ไง ‘you know’)hey; yo (very casual attention-getter)Part 2
นั่นไงnân-ngaiนั่นไงnân-ngaiThere it is; See?There it is; See?Word