Thai word
น้า
náa
叔叔/阿姨（比父母年轻）
How to pronounce น้า
High tone
High and flat, slightly falling at the end
น้า is written náa and carries the high tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
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naa
Mid tone
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nàa
Low tone
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nâa
Falling tone
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nǎa
Rising tone
- น้า
náa
High tone
What does น้า mean?
Translation
叔叔/阿姨（比父母年轻）
น้า (náa) means "叔叔/阿姨（比父母年轻）" in Thai.
Example sentences
เลี้ยวขวาตรงนี้แล้วจอดข้างหน้าเลยค่ะ
líaw kwǎa dtrong-níi láew jòt kâang-nâa loei ká
在这里右转，然后停在前面。
เลี้ยวขวาแล้วอยู่ข้างหน้าทางซ้ายมือครับ
líaw kwǎa láew yùu kâang-nâa taang sáai meu kráp
右转，它就在您左手边前面。
เจ้าของบอกว่าจะขึ้นราคาตั้งแต่เดือนหน้า
Jâo-kǒong bòok wâa jà kêun raa-kaa dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛ deuan nâa
老板说下个月开始涨价。（口语）
Test yourself
One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
ใช้
chái
Related words
More words with the high tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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