Thai word
น้อย
nóoi
少
How to pronounce น้อย
High tone
High and flat, slightly falling at the end
น้อย is written nóoi 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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nooi
Mid tone
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nòoi
Low tone
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nôoi
Falling tone
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nǒoi
Rising tone
- น้อย
nóoi
High tone
What does น้อย mean?
Translation
少
น้อย (nóoi) means "少" in Thai.
Example sentences
เงินในบัตรเหลือน้อยแล้ว ต้องเติมก่อนค่ะ
ngoen nai bàt lěua nói láew dtông dtoeem gòn ká
bàt 里没多少 ngoen 了，我得先 dtoeem。
เผ็ดน้อยหน่อยครับ
phèt nóoi nòi khráp
请少辣一点。
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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