Thai consonant 25 of 44
น – No Nu (naw nǔu): the Thai letter N
- Class
- Low class
- Start sound
- n
- End sound
- n
- Keyword
- mouse
น นอ หนู naw nǔu
In short
น (นอ หนูnaw nǔu) is the 25th 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 "น as in หนู, mouse".
How to say น
n as in 'no'
The keyword หนูnǔu means mouse. Say the letter as นอ หนูnaw nǔu.
Same "n" sound, different letter: ณ No Nen. The class is what tells them apart.
Thai words with น
Tap the speaker to hear each word. Can you spot น in each one?
- นี่ nîi
this (person or thing here); this is…
- น้ำ náam
water; drink, juice
- น้ำแข็ง nám-kǎeng
ice
- นิดหน่อย nít-nàwy
a little, a bit
- น้อย náwy
little, less, not much
- นั่น nân
that (over there); that is…
- นั่ง nâng
to sit; to ride, to take (a vehicle)
- นักท่องเที่ยว nák-tâwng-tîaw
tourist
- นี้ níi
this (after a noun or classifier)
- นั้น nán
that (after a noun or classifier)
Tones with low-class letters
น 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