แน้
nɛ́ɛMeaning
1InterjectionB2
aha; gotcha
Aha! or Gotcha! (an interjection used playfully to tease someone or indicate that one has caught them doing or hiding something)
Examples
แน้nɛ́ɛแน้nɛ́ɛaha; gotchaแอบɛ̀ɛpแอบɛ̀ɛp1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] hide; stay out of sight3secretly; on the slyกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertคนเดียวkon-diiaoคนเดียวkon-diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)แบ่งbɛ̀ngแบ่งbɛ̀ng1[to] divide; split2[to] share3[to] allocate; distribute4[to] separate; set apartเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Aha! You're secretly eating snacks by yourself without sharing.
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แน้nɛ́ɛบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaจะjàอ่านหนังสือสอบàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-sɔ̀ɔpแต่ดันdtɛ̀ɛ-danแอบɛ̀ɛpมาmaaนั่งnângเล่นเกมlên-geemซะงั้นsá-ngán
Aha! You said you were going to study for the exam, but you ended up sneaking off to play games instead.
แน้nɛ́ɛทำเป็นtam-bpenบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpเขาkǎoแต่dtɛ̀ɛเห็นhěnแอบมองɛ̀ɛp-mɔɔngเขาkǎoตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtเลยləəiนะnáเราraoน่ะnâ
Gotcha! You pretend to say you don't like him, but I see you secretly looking at him all the time.
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
nɛ́ɛ
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 | — | — |