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nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔn

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

certain; sure

certain; sure; not in doubt

Examples

ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)มั่นใจmân-jaiมั่นใจmân-jai1confident; sure2[to] be confident; [to] be sure (of/about)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาประชุมmaa-bprà-chumมาประชุมmaa-bprà-chumcome to attend a meetingวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at present
I am sure that she will come to the meeting today.
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หมอmɔ̌ɔมั่นใจmân-jaiว่าwâaผลตรวจpǒn-dtrùuatไม่mâiผิดพลาดpìt-plâat
The doctor is certain that the test result is not mistaken.
ครูkruuมั่นใจmân-jaiว่าwâaเขาkǎoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiลอกlɔ̂ɔkการบ้านgaan-bâan
The teacher is sure that he didn’t copy the homework.
ผมpǒmแน่นอนnɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔnในnaiคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengแม้mɛ́ɛคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnจะjàยังyangสงสัยsǒng-sǎi
I am sure of my answer, even though others still have doubts.
2AdverbA2

certainly; definitely

used as an adverb to mean certainly or definitely

Examples

วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ตกแน่นอนdtòk-nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔnตกแน่นอนdtòk-nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔn1[to] certainly fall; drop2[to] fail for sure
It will definitely rain today.
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ถ้าtâaเธอterอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuดีdeeๆ-คะแนนká-naenจะjàดีขึ้นdee kêunแน่นอนnâe non
If you study well, your score will certainly improve.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngก่อนเวลาgɔ̀ɔn-wee-laaแน่นอนnɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔn
I will definitely arrive early tomorrow.
เขาkǎoซ้อมsɔ́ɔmทุกวันtúk-wanดังนั้นdang-nánผลงานpǒn-ngaanของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoจะjàดีขึ้นdii-kʉ̂nแน่นอนnɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔn
He practices every day, so his performance will certainly improve.
3InterjectionA2

of course; certainly

used to show strong agreement or that something is obvious

Examples

ใช่châiใช่châi1yes; that's right2[to be] correct; rightสิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)แน่นอนnɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔnแน่นอนnɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔn1certain; sure2certainly; definitely3of course; certainly4definite; fixed
Yes, of course.
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ไปด้วยกันไหมbpai-dûuai-gan-mǎiแน่นอนnɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔnฉันchǎnไปbpai
Shall we go together? Of course, I'm going.
เขาkǎoถามtǎamว่าwâaฉันchǎnเข้าใจkâo-jaiไหมmǎiฉันchǎnตอบdtɔ̀ɔpว่าwâaแน่นอนnɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔnเข้าใจkâo-jaiสิsì
He asked if I understood; I answered, of course, I do.
ทีมtiimนี้níiชนะchá-náอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoแน่นอนnɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔnฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉเขาkǎoดีมากdii-mâakอยู่แล้วyùu-lɛ́ɛo
This team won again—of course, they're already very skilled.
4AdjectiveB1

definite; fixed

definite or fixed and not likely to change

Examples

กำหนดส่งงานgam-nòt-sòng-ngaanกำหนดส่งงานgam-nòt-sòng-ngaandeadline; submission deadlineพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysสุดท้ายsùt-táaiสุดท้ายsùt-táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimatelyที่แน่นอนtîi-nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔnที่แน่นอนtîi-nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔnthat is definite; that is certain; that is fixedเปลี่ยนbplìianเปลี่ยนbplìian1[to] change; become different2[to] switch; replace; exchangeไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Tomorrow is the fixed final deadline; it can't be changed.
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ค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiลงทะเบียนlong-tá-biianคงที่kong-tîiและlɛ́มีmiiอัตราàt-dtraaที่แน่นอนtîi-nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔnสำหรับsǎm-ràpทุกคนtúk-kon
The registration fee is fixed and has a definite rate for everyone.
เวลาwee-laaเริ่มrə̂əmประชุมbprà-chumกำหนดไว้gam-nòt-wáiแน่นอนnɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔnทุกคนtúk-konต้องdtɔ̂ngเข้าkâoห้องhɔ̂ngก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเก้าgâaoโมงmoong
The meeting start time is fixed; everyone must be in the room before nine.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtประกาศbprà-gàatนโยบายná-yoo-baaiใหม่màiที่tîiมีmiiเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiแน่นอนnɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔnไม่mâiเปิดbpə̀ətให้hâiต่อรองdtɔ̀ɔ-rɔɔngเป็นbpenรายraaiกรณีgɔɔ-rá-nii
The company announced a new policy with fixed terms, not open to case-by-case negotiation.

Tones

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

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

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

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

nɛ̂ɛ

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + Mai ek → Falling

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——

Related Words

1certain; sure

2certainly; definitely

3of course; certainly

4definite; fixed