เนาะ
nɔ́Meaning
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right?; okay?; yeah? (Isan/Northern Thai)
Sentence-final particle to seek agreement, soften a statement, or add friendliness, similar to “right?”, “okay?”, or “yeah?”; common in Isan/Northeastern and Northern Thai, and in informal Thai.
Examples
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This movie was fun, wasn't it?
Let's go eat first, okay? We can come back and continue later.
ฉันchǎnว่าwâaเราraoควรkuuanบอกbɔ̀ɔkความจริงkwaam-jingกับgàpเขาkǎoไปเลยbpai-ləəiจะjàดีกว่าdii-gwàaเนาะnɔ́
I think it would be better if we just told him the truth, yeah?
ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkก็gâwชอบchôpวิ่งเล่นwîng lênกับgàpเพื่อนpêuuanเนาะnóไม่mâiคิดkítอะไรà-raiมากmâak
When I was a kid, you know, I just liked running around with friends, not thinking much.
คนเราkon-raoมันmanก็gɔ̂ต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiวันที่wan-tîiเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiบ้างbâangเนาะnɔ́จะjàให้hâiแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laaก็gɔ̂คงไม่kong-mâiได้dâai
People have tiring days sometimes, you see. You can't be strong all the time.
He's a talented person, you know, but sometimes he's a bit too hot-tempered.
การสร้างgaan-sâangความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panที่ดีtîi-diiมันmanต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaเนาะnɔ́มันmanไม่ใช่mâi-châiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่จะtîi-jàเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nได้dâaiในnaiชั่วข้ามคืนchûua-kâam-kʉʉn
Building a good relationship takes time, you see. It's not something that can happen overnight.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
nɔ́
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |