นี่เธอ
nîi-təəMeaning
1InterjectionA2
Hey, you
An informal way to call out to someone you know; can sound annoyed or playful.
Examples
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Hey! Who said you could enter my room without permission?
Hey you, what are you doing? It looks like fun.
นี่เธอnîi-təəลืมlʉʉmอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoเหรอrə̌əว่าwâaเราraoมีนัดmii-nátกันganวันนี้wan-níiตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yen
Hey you, did you forget again that we have plans this evening?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นี่เธอ said นี่-เทอ?
nîi-təə
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 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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นี่เธอnîi-təəนี่เธอnîi-təəHey, youHey, youWord