นุ้ย(núi)
Meanings
1NounA2
common Thai nickname
a common Thai nickname, often used for a girl or a younger/small child
Examples
นุ้ยnúiนุ้ยnúi1I; me; you (Southern dialect)2common Thai nickname3small; little (Southern dialect)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeเพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìtเพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìtclose friend; best friendของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mine
Nui is my close friend.
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P'Nui likes to buy coffee at the shop at the mouth of the alley every morning.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeเป็นbpenวันเกิดwan gèrtของkŏngน้องnóngนุ้ยnúiพวกเราpûuak raoจะjàจัดjàtงานปาร์ตี้ngaan bpâa-dtêe
Tomorrow is Nong Nui's birthday. We will organize a party.
หลังจากlăng jàakเรียนจบriian jòpนุ้ยnúiก็gâwตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiเปิดbpèrtร้านเบเกอรี่ráan bay-guh-rêeเป็นbpenของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayng
After graduating, Nui decided to open her own bakery shop.
2AdjectiveB1
small; little (Southern dialect)
small or little; a Southern Thai dialect word used to describe size or age
Examples
น้องnóngน้องnóng1younger sibling2junior; younger personคนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1character; figure2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3body; self; person (colloq.)นุ้ยnúiนุ้ยnúi1I; me; you (Southern dialect)2common Thai nickname3small; little (Southern dialect)จังเลยjang loeiจังเลยjang loeiso; very; really (intensifier)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particleกินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)เยอะๆyér-yérเยอะๆyér-yér1a lot; in large amounts (colloquial, emphatic)2many; numerous (colloquial, emphatic)จะได้jà dâaiจะได้jà dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)โตdtohโตdtoh1big; large; grown-up2[to] grow; matureไวๆwai waiไวๆwai waiquickly; fast
This child is so small. Eat a lot so you will grow fast.
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ถึงtĕungเขาkăoจะjàตัวdtuuaนุ้ยnúiแต่dtàeก็gâwยกyókของkŏngหนักๆnàk nàkช่วยchûuaiพ่อแม่pôr mâeทำงานtam ngaanได้dâiสบายมากsà-baai mâak
Even though he is small, he can easily lift heavy things to help his parents work.
แม่mâeซื้อséuเสื้อผ้าsêua pâaไซส์เล็กsai lékมาmaaให้hâiเพราะpráwน้องnóngยังyangตัวdtuuaนุ้ยnúiอยู่yòoเลยloieใส่sàiไซส์sáiผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiไม่ได้mâi dâai
Mom bought small-sized clothes because the younger sibling is still little, so they can't wear adult sizes.
ถึงtĕungรูปร่างrôop râangของkŏngเธอterจะjàดูdooตัวdtuuaนุ้ยnúiไปหน่อยbpai nòiแต่dtàeเมื่อmêuuaลงแข่งlong kàengกีฬาgee-laaก็gâwสามารถsăa-mâatเอาชนะao chá-náคู่แข่งkôo kàengคนkonตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiได้dâiอย่างง่ายดายyàang ngâai daai
Although her figure looks a bit small, when competing in sports, she can easily defeat bigger opponents.
3PronounC1
I; me; you (Southern dialect)
a pronoun used in the Southern Thai dialect meaning 'I' or 'me' (typically used by females or children), or 'you' (used affectionately by an older person addressing a younger person)
Examples
นุ้ยnúiนุ้ยnúi1I; me; you (Southern dialect)2common Thai nickname3small; little (Southern dialect)ไม่ชอบmâi chôpไม่ชอบmâi chôp[to] dislike [sth/sb]; [to] not like [sth/sb]กินเผ็ดgin pètกินเผ็ดgin pèt[to] eat spicy foodพี่pêeพี่pêe1older sibling2older person (informal address)ทำกับข้าวtam gàp kâaoทำกับข้าวtam gàp kâao[to] cook; prepare foodรสจืดrót jèutรสจืดrót jèut1bland taste; plain flavor2bland; plainให้hâiให้hâi1until; to the point that (result)2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3[to] give; provide4[to] allow; let; permit5so that; in order to6for (benefit of)หน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ได้ไหมdâi măiได้ไหมdâi măi1could you ... ? (request softener)2is it possible/allowed?; OK?
I don't like eating spicy food, can you make mild food for me?
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วันนี้wan néeนุ้ยnúiต้องdtôngไปbpaiช่วยchûuaiแม่mâeขายของkăai kŏngที่têeตลาดdtà-làatคงkongไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoกับgàpเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanไม่ได้mâi dâaiแล้วláeo
Today I have to go help my mom sell things at the market, so I probably can't go hang out with my friends anymore.
พี่pêeบ่าวbàaoจะพาjà paaนุ้ยnúiไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoทะเลtá-layที่têeภูเก็ตpoo-gètช่วงchûuangวันหยุดยาวwan yùt yaaoนี้néeตามที่dtaam têeเคยkoeiสัญญาsăn-yaaไว้wáiหรือเปล่าrĕu bplàao
Will you, older brother, take me to the beach in Phuket this long weekend as you promised?
นุ้ยnúiจะjàไปเรียนbpai rianต่อdtòที่têeกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpแล้วláeoพี่pêeขอให้kŏr hâiตั้งใจเรียนdtâng jai riianและláeดูแลตัวเองdoo-lae dtuua aengให้ดีhâi deeนะná
You are going to study in Bangkok soon; I ask that you study hard and take good care of yourself.