นั้นเอง
nán-eengMeaning
1AdverbB1
that's it; precisely
A particle used to emphasize that something is the specific one, the very thing, or the exact reason being discussed; that's it, that's the one.
Examples
คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโทรหาtoo-hǎaโทรหาtoo-hǎa[to] call/phone [sb]คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ก็คือgɔ̂-kʉʉก็คือgɔ̂-kʉʉthat is; namelyคนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personนั้นเองnán-eengนั้นเองnán-eengthat's it; precisely
The person who called you yesterday is this very person.
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ผมpǒmหาhǎaแว่นตาwɛ̂ɛn-dtaaตั้งนานdtâng-naanที่แท้tîi-tɛ́ɛมันmanก็gɔ̂วางอยู่waang-yùuบนbonหัวhǔuaของkɔ̌ɔngผมpǒmนี่nîiนั้นเองnán-eeng
I was looking for my glasses for a long time; it turns out they were right here on my head all along.
สาเหตุsǎa-hèetที่tîiโครงการkroong-gaanล่าช้าlâa-cháaก็คือgɔ̂-kʉʉการรอgaan-rɔɔอนุมัติà-nú-mátงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanนั้นเองnán-eengไม่ใช่mâi-châiปัญหาbpan-hǎaด้านเทคนิคdâan-ték-nìk
The reason the project is delayed is precisely the wait for budget approval, not a technical problem.
จุดเปลี่ยนjùt bplìianสำคัญsăm-kanในnaiประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatมักmákเกิดจากgèrt jàakเหตุการณ์hèt gaanเล็กๆlék lékน้อยๆnói nóiที่têeคนส่วนใหญ่kon sùuan yàiมองข้ามmong kâamไปbpaiนั้นเองnán eeng
Significant turning points in history often arise from those very small events that most people overlook.
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
nán
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)that (distal demonstrative)Part 1
+
เองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itselfoneself; personally; by oneselfPart 2
นั้นเองnán-eengนั้นเองnán-eengthat's it; preciselythat's it; preciselyWord