Thai word
เนี่ย
nîia
这（นี่的口语）
How to pronounce เนี่ย
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
เนี่ย is written nîia and carries the falling 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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niia
Mid tone
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nìia
Low tone
- เนี่ย
nîia
Falling tone
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nǐia
Rising tone
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níia
High tone
What does เนี่ย mean?
Translation
这（นี่的口语）
เนี่ย (nîia) means "这（นี่的口语）" in Thai.
Example sentences
ร้านเนี่ยอร่อยสุด ๆ ไปเลยอ่ะ
ráan nîia à-ràwy sùt-sùt bpai looei à
这家店超级好吃，真的。
เดี๋ยวไปไงดีล่ะเนี่ย รถเมล์ก็ไม่มา
dǐao bpai ngai dii lâ nîia, rót-may gâw mâi maa
那我们怎么去呢？公交车都没来。
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?
ห้า
hâa
Related words
More words with the falling tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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