Describing thingsgenre, style, kind; line, direction noun
- naew mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
How to use it
แนวnaew is a style or a genre: of music, films, clothes, cafés. แนวไหนnaew nǎi asks "what kind?", and ไม่ใช่แนวmâi châi naew, "not the style", is a casual way to say something isn't your thing, or someone isn't your type. In writing it's also a line or a direction: แนวทางnaew taang, a way forward, a guideline. For an everyday "kind of, style", Thais also say แบบbàep.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- neaw
- naeo
- naew nai
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