เนี่ย
Appearance
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from corruption of นี่ (nîi).
Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic/Phonemic | เนี่ย e n ī ˋ y | |
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Romanization | Paiboon | nîia |
Royal Institute | nia | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /nia̯˥˩/(R) |
Interjection
[edit]เนี่ย • (nîia)
- (colloquial, sometimes impolite) used to command attention.
Particle
[edit]เนี่ย • (nîia)
- (colloquial) placed at the end of an indicative or interrogative for emphasis of the condition of being done, being mentioned, being addressed, being pointed out, or happening at the present time or place.
- ไรเนี่ย
- rai nîia
- What's this?
- ทำไรเนี่ย
- tam rai nîia
- What are you doing?
- อยู่ไหนเนี่ย
- yùu nǎi nîia
- Where are you now? / Where is it now?
- ใช้ไงเนี่ย
- chái ngai nîia
- How to use this?
- กินอยู่เนี่ย
- gin yùu nîia
- I'm eating now.
- อธิบายอยู่เนี่ย
- à-tí-baai yùu nîia
- I'm explaining right now.
- เธอเนี่ยมันใช้ไม่ได้
- təə nîia man chái mâi dâai
- How useless you are!
- ไรเนี่ย
Usage notes
[edit]- Not to be confused with เนี้ย (níia).