โน่น
nôonMeanings
1PronounA1
that (over there); way over there
A demonstrative pronoun or adverb indicating something or somewhere at a great distance from both the speaker and the listener, farther than 'นั่นนั่นnânthat (over there)' (that).
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6side/party (institutional)โน้นnóonโน้นnóon1that (over there); yonder2that ... over there3over there; yonder
My house is way over there.
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เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngเดินไปdəən-bpaiถึงtʉ̌ngต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàiต้นdtônโน้นnóonแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iเลี้ยวขวาlíiao-kwǎa
We have to walk to that big tree way over there, and then turn right.
ร้านสะดวกซื้อráan-sà-dùuak-sʉ́ʉที่tîiใกล้glâiที่สุดtîi-sùtอยู่yùuตรงโน้นdtrong-nóonแน่ะnɛ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngข้ามถนนkâam-tà-nǒnไปbpaiอีกìikฝั่งfàng
The nearest convenience store is way over there. You have to cross to the other side of the road.
2AdverbA2
way back/ahead (in time)
Used adverbially to refer to a point in time that is distant, either in the past or the future.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitปีหน้าbpii-nâaปีหน้าbpii-nâanext yearโน่นnôonโน่นnôon1that (over there); way over there2way back/ahead (in time)3Over there!
We're going on a trip way next year.
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The homework won't be done until way next week.
The last time I saw him was way back two years ago.
กว่าจะgwàa-jàได้dâaiแต่งงานdtɛ̀ng-ngaanกันganก็gɔ̂คงkongปลายปีbplaai-bpiiโน่นnôonเลยləəiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipเตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuuaแล้วlɛ́ɛo
By the time we get married, it'll be way at the end of the year, so we need to start preparing now.
3InterjectionA2
Over there!
An exclamation used to draw attention to something far away.
Examples
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Over there! Your friend is here now.
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 endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
nôon
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 | — | — |