ไหน

năi

Meanings

1NounA1

which (asking to choose)

used before a noun to ask for a choice among items or options

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketเมนูmay-nooเมนูmay-noo1menu (software interface)2menu (food/drink list)ไหนnăiไหนnăi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4ever; any (indefinite)ระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeก๋วยเตี๋ยวgŭuai-dtĭiaoก๋วยเตี๋ยวgŭuai-dtĭiaoThai noodle dishกับข้าวgàp-kâaoกับข้าวgàp-kâao1side dishes; viands2food (colloquial, esp. home meals)ผัดpàtผัดpàt1[to] stir-fry [sth]2stir-fried dish (as a noun prefix)
Which menu item do you want between noodles and fried rice?
2NounA1

which one; which person/thing

used as a pronoun to ask which specific person or thing

Examples

รูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4Buddha image; statue5grammatical formนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverอันไหนan năiอันไหนan năi1which one? (things)2whichever (one); any thatคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; her
Whose photo is this? Which one is yours?
3NounA1

where (question)

used to ask about a place or location (often as ที่ไหนที่ไหนtêe năi1where?2wherever (with ก็)3no way!; not at all (colloq.))

Examples

ห้องน้ำhông náamห้องน้ำhông náambathroom; restroom; toiletอยู่ที่yòo têeอยู่ที่yòo têe1[to] be at; be located at2[to] depend on; be up to3[to] be at (a level/amount)ไหนnăiไหนnăi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4ever; any (indefinite)
Where is the restroom?
4NounB1

ever; any (indefinite)

forms indefinites meaning ‘any/ever’ in set combinations (e.g., ไหนๆไหนๆnăi năi1since; now that (given that already)2anyway (seeing as it’s already so) ‘since anyway’, ที่ไหนก็ได้ ‘anywhere’)

Examples

ไหนๆnăi năiไหนๆnăi năi1since; now that (given that already)2anyway (seeing as it’s already so)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerมาแล้วmaa láewมาแล้วmaa láew[sb/sth] has arrived; is here; here it comes!แวะกินwá ginแวะกินwá gin[to] stop by to eatข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)ก่อนนะgòn náก่อนนะgòn náfirst (polite); used on leaving ('I'll go first')
Since we’re here anyway, let’s stop to eat first.

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