หนี้
nîiMeaning
1NounB1
debt; liability
An amount owed to another party; a financial obligation or liability.
Examples
ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛo1last year; the previous year2last year (time marker)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กู้เงินgûu-ngənกู้เงินgûu-ngən[to] borrow moneyซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] callตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหนี้nîiหนี้nîidebt; liabilityต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toผ่อนpɔ̀ɔnผ่อนpɔ̀ɔn1[to] pay in installments2[to] ease; relax; lessen; slacken3[to] defer; extend time; postponeทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)เดือนdʉʉanเดือนdʉʉan1month2the Moon; moon
Last year I borrowed money to buy a phone; now I still have debt to pay in installments every month.
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แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะมีjà-miiงานประจำngaan-bprà-jamแต่dtɛ̀ɛหนี้บัตรเครดิตnîi-bàt-kree-dìtทำให้tam-hâiต้องdtɔ̂ngประหยัดbprà-yàtค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Even though he has a regular job, credit card debt makes him have to cut expenses more.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtประกาศbprà-gàatแผนpɛ̌ɛnชำระหนี้cham-rá-nîiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaฟื้นfʉ́ʉnความเชื่อมั่นkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-mânของkɔ̌ɔngนักลงทุนnák-long-tun
The company announced a long-term debt repayment plan to restore investor confidence.
ถ้าtâaไม่mâiจัดการjàt-gaanหนี้nîiอย่างyàangมีmiiวินัยwí-naiดอกเบี้ยdɔ̀ɔk-bîiaทบtópต้นdtônจะjàยิ่งyîngเพิ่มpə̂əmภาระpaa-ráจนjonกระทบgrà-tópสภาพคล่องsà-pâap-klɔ̂ngของkɔ̌ɔngครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
If debt is not managed with discipline, compound interest will increase the burden and affect the family’s liquidity.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before น puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
nîi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |