แน่ะ
nɛ̂Meaning
1InterjectionB1
hey; look; see?
An interjection used to draw someone's attention to something, often to point it out, issue a mild warning or reproach, or express confirmation (similar to "See? I told you so.").
Examples
แน่ะnɛ̂แน่ะnɛ̂hey; look; see?อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseในบ้านnai-bâanในบ้านnai-bâan1indoors; inside the house2in the house; within the homeนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particleเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; topple
Hey, don't run in the house, you'll fall.
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แน่ะnɛ̂บอกbɔ̀ɔkแล้วlɛ́ɛoใช่ไหมchâi-mǎiว่าwâaให้hâiเอาaoร่มrômไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂เปียกbpìiakฝนfǒnเลยləəi
See? I told you to bring an umbrella, didn't I? In the end, you got soaked in the rain.
แน่ะnɛ̂ทำเป็นtam-bpenพูดเก่งpûut-gèngไปbpaiสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngกลับมาglàp-maaขอkɔ̌ɔความช่วยเหลือkwaam-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaจากjàakฉันchǎnอยู่ดีyùu-dii
See there? You acted like you knew it all, but in the end, you still had to come back and ask me for help.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
nɛ̂
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 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 | — | — |