พี่นิด
pîi-nítMeaning
1NounA2
P’ Nid (older-sibling honorific + Nid)
A polite form of address or reference for someone named Nid who is older or senior to the speaker; uses the kinship honorific พี่พี่pîi1older sibling2older person (informal address)3I; you (for the older person).
Examples
พี่นิดpîi-nítพี่นิดpîi-nítP’ Nid (older-sibling honorific + Nid)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]สอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ได้ไหมdâai-mǎiได้ไหมdâai-mǎi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
P’Nid, could you please teach me?
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnถามtǎamพี่นิดpîi-nítเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanแล้วlɛ́ɛoพี่เขาpîi-kǎoให้คำแนะนำhâi-kam-nɛ́-namดีมากdii-mâak
Yesterday I asked P’Nid about work, and she gave very good advice.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพี่นิดpîi-nítจะพาjà-paaฉันchǎnไปดูbpai-duuสถานที่ประชุมsà-tǎan-tîi-bprà-chumตอนบ่ายdtɔɔn-bàai
Tomorrow P’Nid will take me to see the meeting venue in the afternoon.
ถ้าtâaมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanให้hâiติดต่อdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔพี่นิดpîi-nítก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเพราะprɔ́พี่เขาpîi-kǎoดูแลduu-lɛɛโครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiโดยตรงdooi-dtrong
If there are any problems with the documents, contact P’Nid first because she is directly in charge of this project.
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
pîi
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
พี่pîiพี่pîi1older sibling2older person (informal address)3I; you (for the older person)older siblingPart 1
+
นิดnítนิดnít1a little; a bit (quantity)2a bit; a little (degree modifier)a little; a bit (quantity)Part 2
พี่นิดpîi-nítพี่นิดpîi-nítP’ Nid (older-sibling honorific + Nid)P’ Nid (older-sibling honorific + Nid)Word