นี่นา
nîi-naaMeanings
1InterjectionB1
Oh, of course!; See!
An expression of realization or emphatic recognition, usually following the statement being recognized or pointed out; it does not inherently indicate location.
Examples
กุญแจรถgun-jɛɛ-rótกุญแจรถgun-jɛɛ-rótcar keyอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainนี่นาnîi-naaนี่นาnîi-naa1Oh, of course!; See!2sentence-final particle of obviousness/reminderหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactตั้งนานdtâng-naanตั้งนานdtâng-naanfor a long time; for ages (already)
The car keys are right here! I've been looking for them for ages.
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เธอtəəบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaหาhǎaรายงานraai-ngaanไม่เจอmâi-jəəก็gɔ̂อยู่yùuนี่นาnîi-naaบนbonโต๊ะทำงานdtó-tam-ngaanของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəเองeeng
You said you couldn't find the report, but see? It's right here on your own desk.
พวกเราpûuak-raoตามหาdtaam-hǎaเธอtəəตั้งนานdtâng-naanที่แท้tîi-tɛ́ɛก็gɔ̂อยู่yùuนี่นาnîi-naaไม่mâiเห็นhěnบอกbɔ̀ɔkกันganเลยləəi
We were looking for you for so long. So you were here all along! You didn't even tell us.
ฉันchǎnนั่งnângงมngomกับgàpปัญหาbpan-hǎaนี้níiอยู่yùuหลายlǎaiชั่วโมงchûua-moongที่ไหนได้tîi-nǎi-dâaiทางแก้taang-gɛ̂ɛก็gɔ̂อยู่ในyùu-naiบทbòtแรกrɛ̂ɛkนี่นาnîi-naaแค่kɛ̂ɛเราraoมองข้ามmɔɔng-kâamไปbpaiเองeeng
I was struggling with this problem for hours, and it turns out the solution was right here in the first chapter! I just overlooked it.
2ParticleB2
sentence-final particle of obviousness/reminder
A sentence-final particle adding a tone of reminding, asserting an obvious fact, gently correcting, or coaxing the listener.
Examples
ไหนnǎiไหนnǎi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4any; whichever (in indefinite constructions)เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)หิวhǐuหิวhǐu1hungry2[to] be hungry; feel hungryไงngaiไงngai1hey; yo (very casual attention-getter)2what's up?; how's it going? (casual)3how; in what way (colloq.)4emphatic reminder/identifier (…ไง ‘you know’)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] place upright; stand; erect2as much as; as many as3[to] set up; establish; found4[to] appoint; nominate5[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)6stack; pile; bundle7[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)8[to] allocate; earmark (funds)9classifier: stacks; pilesเยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too muchแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)นี่นาnîi-naaนี่นาnîi-naa1Oh, of course!; See!2sentence-final particle of obviousness/reminder
Didn't you say you weren't hungry? You've already eaten a lot!
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Don't worry about it. You've done this before, after all.
เขาkǎoน่าจะnâa-jàเข้าใจkâo-jaiสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoนะnáก็gɔ̂เป็นbpenเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanกันganมาmaaตั้งนานdtâng-naanนี่นาnîi-naa
He should understand our situation; I mean, we've been friends for such a long time.
คุณลืมkun-lʉʉmไปbpaiหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàaoว่าwâaพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเป็นbpenวันหยุดราชการwan-yùt-râat-chá-gaanธนาคารปิดtá-naa-kaan-bpìtนี่นาnîi-naa
Did you perhaps forget that tomorrow is a public holiday? The banks will be closed, you know.
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
nîi
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
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)this (colloq.)Part 1
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นี่นาnîi-naaนี่นาnîi-naaOh, of course!; See!Oh, of course!; See!Word