น่าสน
nâa-sǒnMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
interesting (colloquial)
interesting (a common colloquial shortening of the word น่าสนใจน่าสนใจnâa-sǒn-jai1worth considering; appealing2interesting).
Examples
หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)น่าสนnâa-sǒnน่าสนnâa-sǒninteresting (colloquial)
This movie is interesting.
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Your idea sounds pretty interesting.
He tells stories in a very interesting way.
โปรเจกต์bproo-jèekนี้níiน่าสนnâa-sǒnมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanจะjàต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanสูงsǔung
This project is very interesting, but it seems to require a high budget.
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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น่าสนnâa-sǒnน่าสนnâa-sǒninteresting (colloquial)interesting (colloquial)Word