นานๆ
naan naanMeaning
1AdverbA2
rarely; once in a while
Infrequently; not often; once in a long while. (Often appears as นานๆนานๆnaan naanrarely; once in a while ทีทีtii1turn; chance; opportunity; one’s shot2time; occasion; instance3classifier: times; hits; strokes; attempts4please; for me (request particle)).
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerที่นี่têe nêeที่นี่têe nêe1here; at this place2this place; the current locationนานๆnaan naanนานๆnaan naanrarely; once in a whileทีteeทีtee1turn; chance; opportunity; one’s shot2time; occasion; instance3classifier: times; hits; strokes; attempts4please; for me (request particle)
He comes here once in a long while.
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We go to the movies infrequently because we don't have much time.
Last year, I only went home once in a very long while.
ถึงจะtĕung jàอยู่yòoคนละkon-láจังหวัดjang-wàtแต่dtàeพวกเราpûuak raoก็gâwนัดเจอnát jerกันganนานๆnaan naanทีteeเพื่อpêuuaอัปเดตáp-dàytชีวิตchee-wítกันgan
Even though we live in different provinces, we meet up once in a long while to update each other on our lives.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นานๆ said นาน-นาน?
naan naan
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
naan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |