Small wordsLike this in Thai
“Like this” in Thai is แบบนี้bàep níi; you'll also hear อย่างนี้yàang níi (also common).
like this, this way phrase
- bàep low
- níi high
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
like this, this way phrase also common
- yàang low
- níi high
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
How to use it
แบบนี้bàep níi, "this style", and อย่างนี้yàang níi, "this kind", both mean like this, and Thais use them where English says like that too: อย่าพูดแบบนี้yàa pûut bàep níi, don't talk like that. With นั้นnán it points further away: แบบนั้นbàep nán, like that. When something is just right, people nod แบบนี้แหละbàep níi làe, that's it, exactly. Formal writing has เช่นนี้chên níi.
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:
- baep ni
- baep nee
- bap ni
- yang ni
- yang nee
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