นู้น

núun

Meanings

1PronounA1

that (over there); those (over there)

Colloquial form (cf. โน่นโน่นnôon1way back/ahead (in time)2Over there!3that (over there); way over there/นู่นนู่นnûun1that (way over there); that one (far away)2way over there; in the far distance3Over there!4far in time; much later or long ago) used to refer to something far from both speaker and listener.

Examples

นู้นnúunนู้นnúun1that (over there); those (over there)2over there (far away)3that ... over there (colloq.)4that far (in time/degree)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)คะkáคะká1polite particle (female; question softener)2polite address or response particle (female speech)
What is that over there?
3 more examples
ฉันchǎnอยากได้yàak-dâaiนู้นnúunไม่mâiเอาอันนี้ao-an-níi
I want that one over there, not this one.
เธอtəəเห็นhěnนู้นnúunไหมmǎiสวยsǔuaiจังjang
Do you see that over there? It's so beautiful.
เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเราraoไปดูbpai-duuนู้นnúunกันganนะnáน่าสนใจnâa-sǒn-jaiดีdii
Let's go see that over there in a moment, it looks interesting.
2AdverbA1

over there (far away)

Used to point out or indicate a distant place or direction.

Examples

ห้องน้ำhɔ̂ng-náamห้องน้ำhɔ̂ng-náambathroom; restroom; toiletอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainนู้นnúunนู้นnúun1that (over there); those (over there)2over there (far away)3that ... over there (colloq.)4that far (in time/degree)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
The restroom is over there.
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ดูduuนู่นnûunสิsìมีmiiนกnókตัวdtuuaใหญ่มากyài-mâak
Look over there! There's a very big bird.
บ้านbâanฉันchǎnอยู่yùuนู่นnûunไกลglaiจากที่jàak-tîiนี่nîi
My house is way over there, far from here.
เขาkǎoบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiเราraoเดินdəənตรงไปdtrong-bpaiทางtaangนู้นnúun
He told us to walk straight in that direction over there.
3determinerA2

that ... over there (colloq.)

A colloquial demonstrative following a noun or noun-classifier expression to indicate someone or something far away.

Examples

บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedนู้นnúunนู้นnúun1that (over there); those (over there)2over there (far away)3that ... over there (colloq.)4that far (in time/degree)สีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛng1the color red2red; red-colored
That house way over there is red.
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เราraoจะjàไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoที่tîiร้านráanนู้นnúun
We are going to eat at that restaurant over there.
คนkonนู้นnúunเป็นใครbpen-kraiเหรอrə̌əฉันchǎnไม่เคยmâi-kəəiเห็นหน้าhěn-nâaเลยləəi
Who is that person way over there? I've never seen them before.
จำjamตึกdtʉ̀kนู้นnúunได้ไหมdâai-mǎiที่tîiเราraoเคยkəəiไปbpaiดูหนังduu-nǎngกันganครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛk
Do you remember that building way over there, where we first went to see a movie together?
4AdverbB1

that far (in time/degree)

Marks remoteness in time or degree (e.g., not until a much later time, very far/long): often used with time expressions.

Examples

กว่าจะgwàa-jàกว่าจะgwàa-jànot until; by the time (introducing a clause)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeเสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)4[to] reach orgasm; come (informal, euphemistic)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4[to] be cool; become coolนู่นnûunนู่นnûun1that (way over there); that one (far away)2way over there; in the far distance3Over there!4far in time; much later or long agoเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
By the time it's done, it will be way in the evening.
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เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngรอrɔɔไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngปีหน้าbpii-nâaนู่นnûunถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetได้dâai
We have to wait all the way until next year before we can travel abroad.
เขาkǎoเจอกันjəə-ganครั้งล่าสุดkráng-lâa-sùtตอนdtɔɔnเรียนriianมหาลัยmá-hǎa-laiนู่นnûunแน่ะnɛ̂
The last time they saw each other was way back when they were in university.
กว่าgwàaโครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiจะได้jà-dâaiรับrápอนุมัติà-nú-mátคงkongต้องdtɔ̂ngผ่านpàanอีกìikหลายlǎaiขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnนู่นnûunแหละlɛ̀ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàเริ่มrə̂əmดำเนินการdam-nəən-gaanได้dâai
For this project to get approved, it will probably have to go through many more steps way down the line before implementation can begin.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

núun

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

1that (over there); those (over there)

2over there (far away)

3that ... over there (colloq.)