น่าฟัง
nâa-fangMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
pleasant to hear; worth listening to
pleasant to listen to; worth hearing (e.g., a voice, speech, music)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerน่าฟังnâa-fangน่าฟังnâa-fang1pleasant to hear; worth listening to2convincing-sounding; appealing
She has a very beautiful voice; whatever she says is pleasant to listen to.
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ฉันchănชอบchôpเปิดbpèrtเพลงplayngบรรเลงban-layngเบาๆbao baoตอนdtonทำงานtam ngaanเพราะpráwมันmanช่วยให้chûuai hâiผ่อนคลายpòn klaaiและláeน่าฟังnâa fangดีdee
I like to play soft instrumental music while working because it's relaxing and pleasant to listen to.
อาจารย์aa-jaanท่านtânนี้níiบรรยายban-yaaiได้dâaiน่าฟังnâa-fangมากmâakถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaจะjàยากyâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛเราraoก็gɔ̂ยังyangอยากyàakตั้งใจdtâng-jaiฟังfang
This professor's lectures are very pleasant to listen to; even though the material is difficult, we still want to pay attention.
การโต้วาทีgaan dtôh-waa-teeจะjàน่าฟังnâa fangยิ่งขึ้นyîng kêunหากhàakผู้พูดpûu pûutใช้cháiทั้งtángเหตุผลhèt pŏnและláeวาทศิลป์waa-tá-sĭnในnaiการนำเสนอgaan nam sà-nĕrไม่ใช่mâi châiแค่kâeการใช้gaan cháiอารมณ์aa-romเพียงอย่างเดียวpiiang yàang diiao
A debate becomes more compelling to listen to if the speakers use both logic and rhetoric in their presentation, rather than relying solely on emotion.
2AdjectiveB2
convincing-sounding; appealing
sounding reasonable or persuasive (of reasons, explanations, or stories), though not necessarily true
Examples
เหตุผลhèet-pǒnเหตุผลhèet-pǒn1reason; justification2reasoning; rationalityที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillให้มาhâi-maaให้มาhâi-maa[to] send; [to] have [sb] come (here)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneน่าฟังnâa-fangน่าฟังnâa-fang1pleasant to hear; worth listening to2convincing-sounding; appealingนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)เชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเชื่อchʉ̂ʉa1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditเท่าไหร่tâo-ràiเท่าไหร่tâo-rài1how much/how many (amount/price)2how (to what degree/extent)3not much/many (after negation)4no matter how much/many
The reason he gave sounds plausible, but I don't really believe it.
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พนักงานขายpá-nák-ngaan-kǎaiอธิบายà-tí-baaiสรรพคุณsàp-pá-kunสินค้าsǐn-káaได้dâaiน่าฟังnâa-fangมากmâakจนjonฉันchǎnเกือบจะgʉ̀ʉap-jàซื้อsʉ́ʉแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The salesperson explained the product's benefits so persuasively that I almost bought it.
คำให้การของพยานkam-hâi-gaan-kɔ̌ɔng-pá-yaanฟังดูfang-duuน่าฟังnâa-fangในตอนแรกnai-dtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔสืบสวนsʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanลึกlʉ́kลงไปlong-bpaiกลับglàpพบpópข้อพิรุธkɔ̂ɔ-pí-rútมากมายmâak-maai
The witness's testimony sounded plausible at first, but upon deeper investigation, many inconsistencies were discovered.
ข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əของkɔ̌ɔngนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนkonนั้นnánอาจจะàat-jàฟังดูfang-duuน่าฟังnâa-fangสำหรับsǎm-ràpคนทั่วไปkon-tûua-bpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛผู้เชี่ยวชาญpûu-chîiao-chaanชี้ว่าchíi-wâaมันmanไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatนำไปปฏิบัติnam-bpai-bpà-dtì-bàtได้จริงdâai-jingในทางnai-taangเศรษฐศาสตร์sèet-tà-sàat
That politician's proposal might sound persuasive to the general public, but experts point out that it's not actually feasible in economic terms.
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
nâa
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
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น่าฟังnâa-fangน่าฟังnâa-fangpleasant to hear; worth listening topleasant to hear; worth listening toWord