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This in Thai

“This” in Thai is นี่nîi; you'll also hear นี้níi (after a noun).

นี่ nîi

this (person or thing here); this is… pronoun on its own

  • nîi falling
  • Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

Introduce someone with นี่nîi and their name.

นี้ níi

this (after a noun or classifier) adjective

  • níi high
  • High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

High tone, after a noun: สีนี้sǐi níi this colour. Falling นี่nîi stands alone: นี่อะไรnîi à-rai What's this?

Taught in Unit 2 · Lesson 1: What's your name? of the free course.

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How to use it

Two words, two tones: falling นี่nîi stands alone ("this is…", "what's this?"), high นี้níi follows a noun or counting word (ร้านนี้ráan níi, this shop). อันนี้an níi is "this one".

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:

  • nee
  • ni

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    I, me (male speaker)

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    we, us

  • พวกเขา pûak-kǎo They

    they, them

  • ทุกคน túk kon Everyone

    everyone, everybody

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