ใด๋น้อ
dǎi-nɔ́ɔMeaning
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[Isan] I wonder which [one] or where?
An Isan/Lao phrase used to ask 'which one?' or 'where?' with a tone of wondering; the particle 'น้อน้อnɔ́ɔparticle: right?; isn't it?; I wonder (Isan, Northern)' softens the question.
Examples
ตลาดสดdtà-làat-sòtตลาดสดdtà-làat-sòtfresh food marketอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[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/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)ใด๋น้อdǎi-nɔ́ɔใด๋น้อdǎi-nɔ́ɔ[Isan] I wonder which [one] or where?อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปซื้อของbpai-sʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngไปซื้อของbpai-sʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔng[to] go shopping
Where is the fresh market, I wonder? I want to go shopping.
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ในบรรดาnai-ban-daaผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màkทั้งหมดtáng-mòtคนkonใด๋น้อdǎi-nɔ́ɔที่จะtîi-jàเข้ามาkâo-maaแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaให้hâiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanได้จริงdâai-jing
Among all the candidates, which one, I wonder, will actually come in and solve the problems for the villagers?
Where are my car keys... where did I put them, I wonder? I can't remember at all.
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
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
dǎi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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น้อnɔ́ɔน้อnɔ́ɔparticle: right?; isn't it?; I wonder (Isan, Northern)particle: right?; isn't it?; I wonder (Isan, Northern)Part 2
ใด๋น้อdǎi-nɔ́ɔใด๋น้อdǎi-nɔ́ɔ[Isan] I wonder which [one] or where?[Isan] I wonder which [one] or where?Word