เน้อ
nə́əMeaning
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sentence-final softening particle (Northern Thai)
A sentence-final particle in Northern Thai (and sometimes colloquial Thai) used to soften tone, show friendliness, or add gentle emphasis.
Examples
เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …เจอกันjəə-ganเจอกันjəə-gan1see you; see you later2[to] meet each other; meet upหน้าตลาดnâa-dtà-làatหน้าตลาดnâa-dtà-làat1in front of the market; market frontage2located in front of the marketนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particleเน้อnə́əเน้อnə́əsentence-final softening particle (Northern Thai)
Let’s meet in front of the market, okay?
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ถ้าtâaว่างwâangพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiแวะwɛ́มาmaaคุยกันkui-ganที่tîiร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛหน่อยnɔ̀iเน้อnə́əจะได้jà-dâaiวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnงานngaanกันgan
If you’re free tomorrow, drop by the café to chat, okay? Then we can plan the work.
อาหารaa-hǎanเผ็ดpètนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iเน้อnə́əถ้าtâaกินginไม่เผ็ดmâi-pètก็gɔ̂บอกbɔ̀ɔkพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanได้dâaiเขาkǎoจะjàปรับbpràpให้hâi
The food is a bit spicy, okay? If you can’t eat spicy food, just tell the staff. They’ll adjust it.
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
nə́ə
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 | — | — |