เนี้ย
níiaMeanings
1PronounA2
this
this; this one (a spoken colloquial variation of 'นี้นี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)' or 'เนี่ยเนี่ยnîia1discourse marker (framing)2focus/emotion particle3deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)' used to point out something specific)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultอันเนี้ยan-níiaอันเนี้ยan-níiathis one; this thing
I will take this one.
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How much is this shirt?
This person is my close friend.
หนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉเล่มlêmเนี้ยníiaมีmiiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunที่tîiน่าสนใจnâa-sǒn-jaiเยอะมากyə́-mâakเลยləəiนะná
This book right here has a lot of interesting information, you know.
2ParticleB1
emphatic particle
a spoken particle added to the end of a sentence or question for emphasis, often expressing surprise, annoyance, or drawing attention
Examples
ทำอะไรtam-à-raiทำอะไรtam-à-raiwhat are you doing?อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเนี้ยníiaเนี้ยníia1this2emphatic particleเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] place upright; stand; erect2as much as; as many as3[to] set up; establish; found4[to] appoint; nominate5[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)6stack; pile; bundle7[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)8[to] allocate; earmark (funds)9classifier: stacks; pilesนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛoนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛoa long time ago; for a long time nowไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ตอบdtɔ̀ɔpตอบdtɔ̀ɔp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3sunken; hollow (of cheeks/abdomen)
What are you doing? I've been calling you for a long time and you wouldn't answer.
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ทำไมtam-maiวันนี้wan-níiฝนfǒnถึงtʉ̌ngตกหนักdtòk-nàkขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níiเนี้ยníiaฉันchǎnไม่ได้mâi-dâaiพกpókร่มrômมาmaaด้วยdûuai
Why is it raining so heavily today?! I didn't even bring an umbrella.
Who sneakily ate my cake in the fridge?!
อธิบายà-tí-baaiไปbpaiสามsǎamรอบrɔ̂ɔpแล้วlɛ́ɛoทำไมtam-maiคุณkunถึงtʉ̌ngยังyangไม่mâiเข้าใจkâo-jaiอีกìikเนี้ยníia
I've explained it three times already, why do you still not understand?!
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
níia
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 | — | — |