What do these words mean? These eight (not three) words will trip up most beginners, but never fear I\u2019m here to make them easy for you.<\/p>\n
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The first word is only found after a noun or unit word, and means \u2018this\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u0e19\u0e35\u0e49 nee4 – this<\/p>\n
\u0e2d\u0e31\u0e19\u0e19\u0e35\u0e49 – this [thing]<\/p>\n
\u0e23\u0e16\u0e04\u0e31\u0e19\u0e19\u0e35\u0e49 \u2013 this car<\/p>\n
\u0e40\u0e14\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e19\u0e35\u0e49 \u2013 this month<\/p>\n
\u0e04\u0e19\u0e19\u0e35\u0e49 \u2013 this person<\/p>\n
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The next word is similar to \u0e19\u0e35\u0e49 and is also only found after a noun or unit word, and means \u2018that\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u0e19\u0e31\u0e49\u0e19 nan4 – that<\/p>\n
\u0e2d\u0e31\u0e19\u0e19\u0e31\u0e49\u0e19 \u2013 that [thing]<\/p>\n
\u0e23\u0e16\u0e04\u0e31\u0e19\u0e19\u0e31\u0e49\u0e19 \u2013 that car<\/p>\n
\u0e40\u0e14\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e19\u0e31\u0e49\u0e19 \u2013 that month<\/p>\n
\u0e04\u0e19\u0e19\u0e31\u0e49\u0e19 \u2013 that person<\/p>\n
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The next two words have little to do with \u0e19\u0e35\u0e49 and \u0e19\u0e31\u0e49\u0e19, but they sound very similar so can get confused easily. The first is \u0e19\u0e35\u0e48, which means \u2018this\u2019 as a *pronoun*.<\/p>\n
\u0e19\u0e35\u0e48 nee3 \u2013 this (pronoun)<\/p>\n
\u0e19\u0e35\u0e48\u0e40\u0e23\u0e35\u0e22\u0e01\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23? \u2013 What is this called?<\/p>\n
\u0e19\u0e35\u0e48\u0e19\u0e30 \u0e04\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23? This, what is it?<\/p>\n
\u0e19\u0e35\u0e48\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e43\u0e0a\u0e48\u0e2a\u0e35\u0e41\u0e14\u0e07 \u2013 This isn\u2019t red.<\/p>\n
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The next word is \u0e19\u0e31\u0e48\u0e19, and it also means \u2018that\u2019, but as a *pronoun*.<\/p>\n
\u0e19\u0e31\u0e48\u0e19\u0e40\u0e23\u0e35\u0e22\u0e01\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23? \u2013 What is that called?<\/p>\n
\u0e19\u0e31\u0e48\u0e19\u0e19\u0e30 \u0e04\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23? That, what is it?<\/p>\n
\u0e19\u0e31\u0e48\u0e19\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e43\u0e0a\u0e48\u0e2a\u0e35\u0e41\u0e14\u0e07 \u2013 That isn\u2019t red.<\/p>\n
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\u0e19\u0e35\u0e49 and \u0e19\u0e35\u0e48 should be used for things that are close or right next to you, while \u0e19\u0e31\u0e49\u0e19 and \u0e19\u0e31\u0e48\u0e19 should be for things that are further away. It\u2019s all relative, really.<\/p>\n
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Finally, there are four more words that sound similar to the above but carry an entirely different meaning.<\/p>\n
\u0e19\u0e35\u0e48 nee3 \u2013 here (ie next to you, or in the same place generally)<\/p>\n
\u0e19\u0e31\u0e48\u0e19 nan3 \u2013 there (further than here, ie perhaps across the room, in another room, or another state)<\/p>\n
\u0e42\u0e19\u0e48\u0e19 non3 \u2013 far yonder (further than there, a few miles away, or perhaps in another country)<\/p>\n
\u0e42\u0e19\u0e49\u0e19 non4 \u2013 far yonder<\/p>\n
\u0e1c\u0e21\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e19\u0e35\u0e48 \u2013 I am here.<\/p>\n
\u0e40\u0e02\u0e32\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e19\u0e31\u0e48\u0e19 \u2013 He is there.<\/p>\n
\u0e21\u0e31\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48\u0e42\u0e19\u0e49\u0e19\u0e40\u0e25\u0e22 \u2013 It\u2019s far away over there.<\/p>\n
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