ตอนนี้

Thai

Etymology

ตอน (dtɔɔn, “time”) +‎ นี้ (níi, “this”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicตอนนี้
t ɒ n n ī ˆ
Phonemic
ตอน-นี้
t ɒ n – n ī ˆ
RomanizationPaiboondtɔɔn-níi
Royal Instituteton-ni
(standard) IPA(key)/tɔːn˧.niː˦˥/(R)

Adverb

ตอนนี้ • (dtɔɔn-níi)

  1. now, at the moment.
    ตอนนี้กี่โมงแล้วครับ
    dtɔɔn-níi gìi moong lɛ́ɛo kráp
    What time is it? (male speaker, formal)

Further reading

  • “ตอนนี้” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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