น้ำเด้
náam-dêeMeaning
1InterjectionB2
water!; it's water (for sure) (Isan)
An Isan/Northeastern Thai utterance where 'เด้เด้dêeemphatic/familiar particle (Isan/NE Thai)' is an emphatic particle, used to assert or stress that it is water (e.g., 'It's water, for sure').
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleนี้néeนี้née1this2this oneแม่นmâenแม่นmâen1accurate; precise2[to] be accurate; be spot-on3[to] be (Isan)หยังyăngหยังyăng1what (Isan/Lao dialect)2something; anything (Isan)น่ะnâน่ะnâ1sentence-final emphasis or explanation particle2post-topic marker/highlighterโอ้ยôoiโอ้ยôoi1ouch; ow (pain)2ugh; geez (annoyance)3oh! (surprise)น้ำเด้nám dâyน้ำเด้nám dâywater!; it's water (for sure) (Isan)บ่bòบ่bò1not; no (Isan/Northern particle)2yes–no question particle (Isan/Northern)มีหยังmee yăngมีหยังmee yăngWhat's up?; What is it?ดอกdòkดอกdòk1flower; blossom2classifier: flowers and similar items3interest (on money)4emphasis or assurance particle (regional or old-fashioned)
What's in this bottle? Oh, it's just water, nothing else.
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อย่าyàaฟ้าวfâaoกินginเด้อdérอันนั้นan nánมันmanฮ้อนhónอยู่yòoเอาaoแก้วgâewนี้néeไปก่อนbpai gònน้ำเด้nám dâyเย็นๆyen yen
Don't drink that yet, it's still hot. Take this glass first, it's water, nice and cold.
ตอนdtonไปbpaiเฮ็ดนาhét naaฮ้อนๆhón hónได้dâiกินน้ำgin námเย็นๆyen yenกะgàชื่นใจchêun jaiแล้วláeoคนอีสานkon ee-săanขอแค่kŏr kâeมีmeeข้าวkâaoกินginกับgàpน้ำเด้nám dâyกะอยู่gà yòoได้dâi
When working in the hot fields, just drinking cold water is refreshing enough. Isan people only need rice to eat and water to drink, and we can get by.
เจ้าjâoคึดkêutว่าwâaข้อยkôiสิsìเอาaoน้ำnáamแปลกๆbplàek bplàekมาmaaให้hâiกินginติ๊dtíเบิ่งbèrngดีๆdee deeติ๊dtíล่ะlâมันmanกะgàน้ำเด้nám dây
You think I'd give you some strange liquid to drink? Take a proper look... it's water, for goodness' sake!
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
náam
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
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เด้dêeเด้dêeemphatic/familiar particle (Isan/NE Thai)emphatic/familiar particle (Isan/NE Thai)Part 2
น้ำเด้náam-dêeน้ำเด้náam-dêewater!; it's water (for sure) (Isan)water!; it's water (for sure) (Isan)Word