Thai word
หน่อย
nòi
一点/请
How to pronounce หน่อย
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
หน่อย is written nòi and carries the low 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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noi
Mid tone
- หน่อย
nòi
Low tone
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nôi
Falling tone
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nǒi
Rising tone
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nói
High tone
What does หน่อย mean?
Translation
一点/请
หน่อย (nòi) means "一点/请" in Thai.
Example sentences
เผ็ดน้อยหน่อยครับ
phèt nóoi nòi khráp
请少辣一点。
ขอน้ำหน่อยได้ไหมครับ
khǎw náam nòi dâi mǎi khráp
请给我一杯水好吗？
รสชาติขมนิดหน่อยแต่อร่อยมากครับ
rót châat kǒm nít nòi tàe àròoy mâak kráp
味道有点苦，但非常好吃。
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?
บาท
bàat
Related words
More words with the low tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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