น้องบ่
nóng bòMeaning
1InterjectionC1
you (younger one), right? [Isan/Thai Lao]
Isan/Thai Lao colloquial address combining น้องน้องnɔ́ɔng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person) (younger person) with the question particle บ่บ่bò1not; no (Isan/Northern particle)2yes–no question particle (Isan/Northern) to confirm or ask, roughly “You (the younger one), right?”; used when addressing or checking with a younger addressee
Examples
กาแฟเย็นgaa-fae yenกาแฟเย็นgaa-fae yeniced coffeeแก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)น้องบ่nóng bòน้องบ่nóng bòyou (younger one), right? [Isan/Thai Lao]
Whose iced coffee is this? ... Yours, right? (to a younger person)
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คือสิkeu sìมีmeeคนkonลืมleuumกระเป๋าตังค์grà-bpăo dtangไว้wáiน้องบ่nóng bòที่นั่งtêe nângตรงนี้dtrong néeเมื่อกี้mêuua gée
It seems someone forgot their wallet... Was it you (the younger one) who was sitting here just now?
เสียงsĭiangโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpดังdangอยู่yòoเด้อdérโอ๊ยóoiของkŏngข่อยkòiตั้วdtûuaนี่nêeนึกว่าnéuk wâaเป็นbpenของkŏngเจ้าjâoน้องบ่nóng bò
The phone's ringing... Oh, it's mine, I thought it was yours... you, right?
เพิ่นpêrnว่าwâaมีmeeคนkonมาmaaถามหาtăam hăaผู้ใหญ่บ้านpôo yài bâanอยู่yòoน้องบ่nóng bòที่มาtêe maaถามหาtăam hăaเพิ่นpêrn
They said someone came looking for the village headman... Was it you (the younger one) who was asking for him?
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
nóng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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
น้องnɔ́ɔngน้องnɔ́ɔng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)younger siblingPart 1
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บ่bòบ่bò1not; no (Isan/Northern particle)2yes–no question particle (Isan/Northern)not; no (Isan/Northern particle)Part 2
น้องบ่nóng bòน้องบ่nóng bòyou (younger one), right? [Isan/Thai Lao]you (younger one), right? [Isan/Thai Lao]Word