แนนซ์
nɛɛnMeaning
1Proper nounA2
Nance (personal name or nickname)
A Thai rendering of the personal name or nickname Nance.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.แนนซ์nɛɛnแนนซ์nɛɛnNance (personal name or nickname)ค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)
This is Nan.
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Yesterday, I had a meal with Nan.
Nan will go to Chiang Mai next month.
แนนซ์nɛɛnที่tîiเป็นbpenหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaฝ่ายการตลาดfàai-gaan-dtà-làatคนใหม่kon-màiทำงานtam-ngaanเก่งgèngและlɛ́เข้ากับkâo-gàpเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanได้ดีdâai-dii
Nan, who is the new head of the marketing department, is good at her job and gets along well with her colleagues.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แนนซ์ said แนน?
nɛɛn
- Silent letterนซ์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
nɛɛn
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
นซ์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |