เนี่ย(nîia)

Meanings

1ParticleA2

deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)

a colloquial particle emphasizing the item or point being indicated, often near the speaker (‘this right here’) or sometimes something just mentioned (‘that there’)

Examples

อันนี้an néeอันนี้an néethis; this one (near the speaker)เนี่ยnîiaเนี่ยnîia1deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)2focus/emotion particle3discourse marker (framing)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเองayngเองayng1oneself; personally; by oneself2exactly that/itself3emphatic particle (self/only)
This right here is mine.
2ParticleA2

focus/emotion particle

an informal particle adding focus or emotional color such as complaint, surprise, or insistence

Examples

ทำไมtam maiทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerช้าจังcháa jangช้าจังcháa jang1so slow!2so slowเนี่ยnîiaเนี่ยnîia1deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)2focus/emotion particle3discourse marker (framing)
Why are you so late, seriously?
3ParticleB1

discourse marker (framing)

used to frame or introduce a topic or explanation, drawing attention to what follows or has just been shown

Examples

เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesเนี่ยnîiaเนี่ยnîia1deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)2focus/emotion particle3discourse marker (framing)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai1[to] interpret; expound2[to] explain; clarifyแบบbàepแบบbàep1model; pattern; design; template2style; type; kind; manner3form; questionnaire4in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)5prototype; sampleง่ายๆngâai ngâaiง่ายๆngâai ngâai1easy; simple; uncomplicated2plain; low-key; informal3simply; casually; without much effort4easygoing; not fussy (of a person)ก่อนนะgòn náก่อนนะgòn náfirst (polite); used on leaving ('I'll go first')
About this topic, I’ll explain it simply first.

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