นู
nuuMeanings
1PronounA2
I; me (affectionate)
An affectionate first-person pronoun, here written as a nonstandard spelling of หนูหนูnǔu1I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)2mouse; rat3you (addressing a child/younger person).
Examples
นูnuuนูnuu1I; me (affectionate)2you (affectionate)3affectionate pronoun (first/second person)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[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); pocketขนมเค้กkà-nǒm-kéekขนมเค้กkà-nǒm-kéekcake (dessert)ค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; base
(Little) me wants to eat cake, Mom.
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นูnuuว่าwâaเราraoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoทะเลtá-leeกันganดีdiiไหมmǎiคะkáพี่pîiวันหยุดยาวwan-yùt-yaaoนี้níi
I think we should go to the sea, honey. What do you think about this long weekend?
2PronounA2
you (affectionate)
An affectionate second-person pronoun, especially addressing a child or younger person; here written as a nonstandard spelling of หนูหนูnǔu1I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)2mouse; rat3you (addressing a child/younger person).
Examples
ทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉai1tired; exhausted2[to] get tired; become tired3tiring; exhaustingไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkจ๊ะjáจ๊ะjá1polite sentence-ending particle (friendly/softening)2yes?; what is it? (friendly response)นูnuuนูnuu1I; me (affectionate)2you (affectionate)3affectionate pronoun (first/second person)เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …พี่pîiพี่pîi1older sibling2older person (informal address)3I; you (for the older person)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offของอร่อยkɔ̌ɔng-à-rɔ̀iของอร่อยkɔ̌ɔng-à-rɔ̀itasty food; delicious treatsไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyฝากfàakฝากfàak1[to] deposit [money]2[to] leave/entrust [sth] with [sb]3[to] send via [sb]; send alongนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
Are you tired from work, sweetie? I'll buy some delicious snacks for you.
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ถึงtʉ̌ngนูnuuจะjàโตdtooเป็นผู้ใหญ่bpen-pûu-yàiแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛในnaiสายตาsǎai-dtaaของkɔ̌ɔngย่าyâaนูnuuก็gɔ̂ยังyangเป็นbpenเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Even though you are all grown up, in grandma's eyes, you will always be my little one.
3PronounB1
affectionate pronoun (first/second person)
A colloquial form of หนูหนูnǔu1I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)2mouse; rat3you (addressing a child/younger person) used as an affectionate first- or second-person pronoun, especially among intimates, couples, or by elders addressing children. Example: นูทำเองได้
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayนูnuuนูnuu1I; me (affectionate)2you (affectionate)3affectionate pronoun (first/second person)ไม่ว่างmâi-wâangไม่ว่างmâi-wâang1busy; not free2occupied; taken (of a seat/room/line)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particleต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toไปทำธุระbpai-tam-tú-ráไปทำธุระbpai-tam-tú-rá[to] run an errandกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figure
I'm not free tomorrow, I have to run errands with my dad.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanนูnuuบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaร้านนี้ráan-níiอร่อยà-rɔ̀iมากmâakต้องdtɔ̂ngลองlɔɔngไปbpaiกินginดูduu
My friend said this restaurant is very delicious, we have to try it.
นูnuuเห็นhěnข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamแล้วแต่lɛ́ɛo-dtɛ̀ɛยังyangไม่ว่างmâi-wâangตอบdtɔ̀ɔpขอkɔ̌ɔทำงานtam-ngaanให้hâiเสร็จsètก่อนนะgɔ̀ɔn-ná
I saw the message but haven't had time to reply. Let me finish my work first.
ทำงานtam-ngaanเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiไหมmǎiจ๊ะjáนูnuuเดี๋ยวdǐiaoพี่pîiซื้อsʉ́ʉของอร่อยkɔ̌ɔng-à-rɔ̀iไปbpaiฝากfàakนะná
Are you tired from work, sweetie? I'll buy some delicious snacks for you.
นูnuuว่าwâaเราraoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoทะเลtá-leeกันganดีdiiไหมmǎiคะkáพี่pîiวันหยุดยาวwan-yùt-yaaoนี้níi
I think we should go to the sea, honey. What do you think about this long weekend?
ถึงtʉ̌ngนูnuuจะjàโตdtooเป็นผู้ใหญ่bpen-pûu-yàiแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛในnaiสายตาsǎai-dtaaของkɔ̌ɔngย่าyâaนูnuuก็gɔ̂ยังyangเป็นbpenเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Even though you are all grown up, in grandma's eyes, you will always be my little one.
นูnuuพยายามpá-yaa-yaamทำความเข้าใจtam-kwaam-kâo-jaiสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanก็gɔ̂ยังyangซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnเกินไปgəən-bpaiอยู่ดีyùu-dii
I've tried to understand his situation, but it's still just too complicated.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
nuu
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |