นี่ไง
nîi-ngaiMeaning
1InterjectionA2
Here it is!
Here it is!; See?; This is it! (an expression used when presenting or finding something).
Examples
กุญแจรถgun-jɛɛ-rótกุญแจรถgun-jɛɛ-rótcar keyอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainไหนnǎiไหนnǎi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4any; whichever (in indefinite constructions)อ๋อɔ̌ɔอ๋อɔ̌ɔoh; I see; aha (realization)นี่ไงnîi-ngaiนี่ไงnîi-ngaiHere it is!
Where are the car keys? Oh, here they are!
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เธอtəəบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaหาhǎaโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpไม่เจอmâi-jəəนี่ไงnîi-ngaiมันmanอยู่ในyùu-naiกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoเธอtəə
You said you couldn't find your phone. Here it is, it's in your bag.
ร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanที่tîiเราraoจะjàไปbpaiกินกันgin-ganคืนนี้kʉʉn-níiไงngaiอยู่yùuตรงdtrongหัวมุมhǔua-mumพอดีpɔɔ-dii
See? This is the restaurant we're going to eat at tonight. It's right on the corner.
ผมpǒmหาhǎaคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpของkɔ̌ɔngปัญหาbpan-hǎaนี้níiมาmaaทั้งวันtáng-wanในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtก็gɔ̂เจอjəəแล้วlɛ́ɛoนี่ไงnîi-ngaiวิธีแก้wí-tii-gɛ̂ɛ
I've been looking for the solution to this problem all day. I've finally found it! Here is the solution!
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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ไงngaiไงngai1hey; yo (very casual attention-getter)2what's up?; how's it going? (casual)3how; in what way (colloq.)4emphatic reminder/identifier (…ไง ‘you know’)hey; yo (very casual attention-getter)Part 2
นี่ไงnîi-ngaiนี่ไงnîi-ngaiHere it is!Here it is!Word