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| หน่อย naawyL |  |
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| 1. | [word used to soften the meaning of a sentence] "...a bit" — "...somewhat" — "...to some extent" |
| 2. | Noy, Noi [a common Thai male or female nickname] |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | หฺน่อย |
| IPA | nɔ̀ːj |
| Royal Thai General System | noi |
1.  [particle] | |||
| definition | [word used to soften the meaning of a sentence] "...a bit" — "...somewhat" — "...to some extent" | ||
| notes | This word is often used at the end of sentences to soften a request and make it more polite. | ||
| related words | ต้อย  | dtaawyF | [is] tiny |
| น้อย | naawyH | [is] little; small; minor; tiny; less; few; slight; a little bit; a small amount | |
| เล็ก | lekH | [is] small; tiny; fine; little | |
| examples | แพงไปหน่อย | phaaengM bpaiM naawyL | it's a little too expensive |
| นิดหน่อย | nitH naawyL | a little bit, a tiny bit | |
| ให้หน่อย | haiF naawyL | [ending a request politely] | |
| หน่อยรบพิเศษ | naawyL rohpH phiH saehtL | Special Forces (military) | |
| สักหน่อย | sakL naawyL | a little; at all | |
| อย่างละนิด อย่างละหน่อย | yaangL laH nitH yaangL laH naawyL | a little bit of each (kind) | |
| sample sentences | |||
วันหน้าวันหลังก็ระวังหน่อยแล้วกัน wanM naaF wanM langR gaawF raH wangM naawyL laaeoH ganM "Just be careful next time, huh?" | |||
พอหนุ่มหล่อ นักกีฬาโรงเรียนมาคุยด้วยหน่อย ยายนุขก็กระดี๊กระด๊าไปทั้งวัน phaawM noomL laawL nakH geeM laaM ro:hngM riianM maaM khuyM duayF naawyL yaaiM nookH gaawF graL deeH graL daaH bpaiM thangH wanM "After the young, handsome, male athlete from school came over to talk to her, Nuk giggled all day long." | |||
เธอไม่พอใจอย่างออกนอกหน้าไปหน่อย thuuhrM maiF phaawM jaiM yaangL aawkL naawkF naaF bpaiM naawyL "You are noticeable dissatisfied." | |||
ผมตะโกนอยู่ในใจ ได้กระตุ้นความรู้สึกอย่างนี้แล้วค่อยยังชั่วหน่อย phohmR dtaL go:hnM yuuL naiM jaiM daiF graL dtoonF khwaamM ruuH seukL yaangL neeH laaeoH khaawyF yangM chuaaF naawyL "I screamed out to myself (without making any noise); having invigorated my spirit in this manner, I felt a little better." | |||
ทำไมไม่มีใครเดินผ่านมาหน่อยนะ จะได้เห็นว่าฉันคุยกับผู้ชายที่หล่อที่สุดในบริษัท thamM maiM maiF meeM khraiM deernM phaanL maaM naawyL naH jaL daiF henR waaF chanR khuyM gapL phuuF chaaiM theeF laawL theeF sootL naiM bawL riH satL "How come no one has walked by [that I know]; [they] would see that I am talking to the most handsome boy in the company." | |||
อ่านหนังสือให้ผมฟังหน่อยได้ไหม aanL nangR seuuR haiF phohmR fangM naawyL daiF maiH "Can you read a book out load for me?" | |||
| 2. [proper noun, person, colloquial] | |||
| definition | Noy, Noi [a common Thai male or female nickname] | ||
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