Small wordsนะ (na) in Thai: what it means and how to use it
นะná is the little word at the end of a Thai sentence that makes it softer and friendlier: “okay?”, “you know”, “please”.
softening particle: okay?, you know, please particle
- ná high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
How to use it
นะná goes at the end of a sentence and makes it warmer: a request becomes friendlier, a statement sounds like "okay?" or "you know". With a polite particle it becomes นะคะná ká for women and นะครับná kráp for men; our krap and ka guide explains why it's never นะค่ะná kâ.
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:
- nah
- naa
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