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nóonMeanings
1PronounA2
that (over there); yonder
referring to something far from both the speaker and listener
Examples
ดูสิduu-sìดูสิduu-sìlook!; see!ภูเขาpuu-kǎoภูเขาpuu-kǎomountainอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainไกลglaiไกลglai1far; distant2far; to a distant place3far (in time/relationship); distantโน้นnóonโน้นnóon1that (over there); yonder2that ... over there3over there; yonder
Look, the mountain is way over there.
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เธอtəəชี้chíiให้hâiฉันchǎnดูduuร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛที่อยู่tîi-yùuไกลglaiโน้นnóonข้ามkâamสี่แยกsìi-yɛ̂ɛk
She pointed out the café way over there across the intersection.
ถ้าtâaจะjàชมchomพระอาทิตย์ตกprá-aa-tít-dtòkให้hâiเดินไปdəən-bpaiที่tîiปลายbplaaiสะพานsà-paanทางtaangโน้นnóonแล้วlɛ́ɛoมองmɔɔngกลับมาglàp-maa
If you want to watch the sunset, walk to the end of the bridge over there and look back.
2determinerA2
that ... over there
Used after a noun or classifier to indicate something distant from the speaker and listener.
Examples
ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureโน้นnóonโน้นnóon1that (over there); yonder2that ... over there3over there; yonderสิsìสิsì1emphatic particle (statement)2urging/encouraging particle (imperative)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainไกลglaiไกลglai1far; distant2far; to a distant place3far (in time/relationship); distantมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Look at that house over there; it's very far.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoไปเดินเล่นbpai-dəən-lênที่tîiสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náโน้นnóonกันganไหมmǎi
Shall we go for a walk at that park over there tomorrow?
I will go to that coffee shop over there at the end of the street.
ป้ายประกาศbpâai-bprà-gàatโน้นnóonบอกทางbɔ̀ɔk-taangไปbpaiพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panที่อยู่tîi-yùuนอกเมืองnɔ̂ɔk-mʉʉang
That signboard over there shows the way to the museum outside the city.
3AdverbA2
over there; yonder
At or toward a place far from the speaker and listener.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เดินไปdəən-bpaiเดินไปdəən-bpai[to] walk to [somewhere]ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6side/party (institutional)โน้นnóonโน้นnóon1that (over there); yonder2that ... over there3over there; yonderกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเถอะtə̀เถอะtə̀1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particle
Let's walk over there (far from both of us).
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The bus to the airport stops over there (toward that distant place).
ถ้าtâaจะjàไปbpaiท่าเรือtâa-rʉʉaให้hâiเลี้ยวlíiaoไปbpaiทางtaangโน้นnóonแล้วlɛ́ɛoตรงไปdtrong-bpaiไกลglaiหน่อยnɔ̀i
If you want to go to the pier, turn in that direction over there and go straight for a while.
เขาkǎoบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiเราraoไปเจอbpai-jəəกันganที่tîiโน้นnóonตอนdtɔɔnหัวค่ำhǔua-kâmเพราะprɔ́ใกล้glâiสถานีsà-tǎa-niiมากกว่าmâak-gwàa
He told us to head over there in the early evening because it's closer to the station.
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
nóon
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 | — | — |