Thai consonant 19 of 44
ณ – No Nen (naw neen): the Thai letter N
- Class
- Low class
- Start sound
- n
- End sound
- n
- Keyword
- novice monk
ณ ณอ เณร naw neen
In short
ณ (ณอ เณรnaw neen) is the 19th letter of the Thai alphabet and a low-class consonant. At the start of a syllable it sounds like n, and at the end of a syllable like n. Its name means "ณ as in เณร, novice monk".
How to say ณ
n
The keyword เณรneen means novice monk. Say the letter as ณอ เณรnaw neen.
Same "n" sound, different letter: น No Nu. The class is what tells them apart.
Thai words with ณ
Tap the speaker to hear each word. Can you spot ณ in each one?
- คุณ kun
you
- แล้วคุณล่ะ láew kun lâ
and you?
- ประมาณ bprà-maan
about, roughly
- ประเพณี bprà-pee-nii
tradition, custom
- สัมภาษณ์ sǎm-pâat
to interview; (job) interview
- ประสบการณ์ bprà-sòp-gaan
experience (of work, of life)
- โฆษณา kôot-sà-naa
advertisement
- บัณฑิต ban-dìt
(university) graduate
- กรุณา gà-rú-naa
please (formal, on signs)
- ขอบคุณ kàwp-kunค่า kâa
thank you! (sweet)
Tones with low-class letters
ณ is one of the 24 low-class consonants. With no tone mark:
- Live syllableMid tone
- Dead syllableHigh (short vowel) or falling (long vowel) tone
Two tone marks: ◌่ falling, ◌้ high.
The full tone rules chart