นิทาน
ní-taanMeaning
1NounA2
tale; story (traditional/children’s)
a short traditional or children's story, told for entertainment or to teach a lesson
Examples
ก่อนนอนgɔ̀ɔn-nɔɔnก่อนนอนgɔ̀ɔn-nɔɔn1before bed; before sleeping; at bedtime2bedtime (as a modifier)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
Before bed, Mom reads me a story.
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ตอนเด็กdton dèkๆ-ฉันchănชอบchôpฟังfangนิทานní-taanที่têeคุณยายkun yaaiเล่าlâoเพราะpráwสนุกsà-nùkและláeเข้าใจง่ายkâo jai ngâai
When I was a child, I liked listening to stories my grandma told because they were fun and easy to understand.
ครูkruuใช้cháiหนังสือnǎng-sĕuนิทานní-taanสั้นsânๆ-เพื่อpêuuaสอนsŏnเรื่องrêuuangการแบ่งปันgaan bàeng bpanในnaiชั้นเรียนchán riian
The teacher used a short storybook to teach about sharing in class.
งานเลี้ยงngaan líiangวันเด็กwan dèkมีmeeมุมmumเล่าlâoนิทานní-taanที่têeทั้งtángสนุกsà-nùkและláeให้ข้อคิดhâi kô kítแก่gàeเด็กdèkๆ-
The Children’s Day party had a storytelling corner that was entertaining and taught lessons to the kids.
Tonight Grandma will tell a moral tale to her grandchild before bed.
ครูkruuเลือกlʉ̂ʉakนิทานní-taanที่tîiมีmiiสัตว์sàtพูดpûutได้dâaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสอนsɔ̌ɔnเด็กdèkเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangความซื่อสัตย์kwaam-sʉ̂ʉ-sàt
The teacher chose a tale with talking animals to teach the children about honesty.
นิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanบางbaangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangใช้cháiผีpǐiและlɛ́วิญญาณwin-yaanเป็นbpenตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตือนdtʉʉanให้hâiคนkonทำความดีtam-kwaam-dii
Some folk tales use ghosts and spirits as characters to warn people to do good.
งานวิชาการngaan-wí-chaa-gaanชี้ว่าchíi-wâaนิทานní-taanเชิงchəəngคติká-dtìช่วยchûuaiปลูกฝังbplùuk-fǎngคุณธรรมkun-ná-tamผ่านpàanสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákและlɛ́บทเรียนbòt-riianท้ายtáaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang
Academic work shows that didactic tales instill virtues through symbolism and end-of-story morals.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ní
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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
นิníนิnísentence-ending particle (emphasis, pointing out)sentence-ending particle (emphasis, pointing out)Part 1
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ทานtaanทานtaan1[to] eat; consume (polite)2[to] take (medicine)3almsgiving; charity (Buddhist ‘ทาน’)[to] eat; consume (polite)Part 2
นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)tale; story (traditional/children’s)Word