Small wordsThere in Thai
“There” in Thai is ที่นั่นtîi-nân; you'll also hear ตรงนั้นdtrong-nán (right there) and โน่นnôon (over there).
there, that place pronoun
- tîi falling
- nân falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
right there, that spot pronoun
- dtrong mid
- nán high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
over there (further away) pronoun
- nôon falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
"There" works like "here" (ที่นี่tîi-nîi, ตรงนี้dtrong-níi): ที่นั่นtîi-nân is that place, ตรงนั้นdtrong-nán that exact spot. โน่นnôon points further away, and in speech you'll often hear it as นู่นnûun. "There is" or "there are" is a different word: มีmii, to have, as in มีปัญหาmii bpan-hǎa, there's a problem.
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:
- tee nan
- thi nan
- trong nan
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