เน้

née

Meanings

1determinerA2

this (cute/colloquial variant of นี้นี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)/นี่นี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter))

a colloquial or playful spelling/pronunciation of นี้นี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic) or นี่นี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter) meaning “this,” common in casual speech and online writing

Examples

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 resultอันเน้an-néeอันเน้an-néethis one (colloquial)
I'll take this one.
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ชุดchútเน้néeสวยsǔuaiจังเลยjang-ləəiซื้อsʉ́ʉที่ไหนtîi-nǎiเหรอrə̌ə
This outfit is so pretty! Where did you buy it?
เราraoชอบchɔ̂ɔpเพลงpleengเน้néeมากmâakฟังfangทุกวันtúk-wanเลยləəi
I really like this song. I listen to it every day.
ถ้าtâaให้เลือกhâi-lʉ̂ʉakระหว่างrá-wàangสองsɔ̌ɔngอันเน้an-néeเราraoว่าwâaอันanขวาkwǎaน่าจะnâa-jàดีกว่าdii-gwàaนะná
If I had to choose between these two, I think the one on the right is probably better.
2ParticleB1

this/like this (colloquial particle, variant of เนี่ยเนี่ยnîia1deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)2focus/emotion particle3discourse marker (framing)/นี่นี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter))

a colloquial particle like เนี่ยเนี่ยnîia1deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)2focus/emotion particle3discourse marker (framing)/นี่นี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter) used to draw attention to what is shown or just mentioned, roughly “this/like this/see?”

Examples

เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asมั้ยmáiมั้ยmáiquestion particle (casual)บอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeทำได้tam-dâaiทำได้tam-dâai1[to] be able to do [sth]2I/we did it!3[to] be allowed to do [sth]เน้néeเน้née1this (cute/colloquial variant of นี้/นี่)2this/like this (colloquial particle, variant of เนี่ย/นี่)
See? I told you I could do it.
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ก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngทำtamแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiสิsìถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ngเน้née
You have to do it like this, see, then it will be correct.
ที่tîiเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเราraoอธิบายà-tí-baaiไปbpaiไงngaiจำได้jam-dâaiปะbpàเน้née
It's what I explained yesterday, remember? See?
เหตุผลhèet-pǒnที่tîiมันmanไม่mâiเวิร์คwə́əkก็gɔ̂เพราะว่าprɔ́-wâaลืมlʉʉmคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngปัจจัยbpàt-jaiตัวdtuuaนี้níiไปbpaiเน้née
The reason it didn't work is because we forgot to consider this factor, see?

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

née

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

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