นา
rice field
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- 1 rice field、paddy field
นา mainly means a rice field or paddy field. It is common in contexts about farming, rural land, and rice cultivation, and it can also appear as a sentence-final particle in forms like นี่นา to add mild emphasis.
rice field、paddy field
This refers to land prepared for growing rice, usually divided into plots that can hold water. In English it is best translated as “rice field” or “paddy field.”
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ชาวนากำลังดำนา chaaw naa kamlaŋ dam naa The farmers are planting rice seedlings. ชาวนากำลังดำนา details
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บ้านฉันอยู่ใกล้นา bâan chǎn yùu klây naa My house is near the rice fields. บ้านฉันอยู่ใกล้นา details
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ทำนา tham naa to farm rice ทำนา details
Learning notes
Explanation
As a noun, นา is a core word meaning a rice field. It appears in common expressions such as ทำนา “to farm rice” and ชาวนา “rice farmer.” Land area is often described with units such as ไร่. As a particle, นา is best learned through common patterns like นี่นา rather than used freely in every sentence.
Usage
นา is common when talking about agriculture, rice cultivation, rural scenery, land ownership, and family farming. It also appears in news, stories, and songs when describing rural life and farmers.
Caution
นา normally means a rice field. For vegetable fields, plantations, or orchards, words like ไร่ or สวน are usually more appropriate. By itself, นา does not mean “the countryside.”
Differences from similar words
1 rice field synonyms
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ทุ่งนา often suggests an open stretch of rice fields or a rural landscape. นา is the more basic word for a rice field itself.
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สวน is used for gardens, orchards, and planted areas with trees or other plants. นา is a paddy field used for growing rice.
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ไร่ refers broadly to fields, plantations, or farmland for crops such as sugarcane or corn. นา specifically refers to a rice field.