Far demonstratives (โน่น, โน้น)

Pointing far away: โน่น

When talking about objects or locations in the far distance—"that over there" or "yonder"—Thai uses the demonstrative โน่น.

โน่น acts as a pronoun. It stands alone to refer to a distant location or a far-away object, especially when pointing (ชี้) it out.

Specifying "that [noun] over there": โน้น

If you want to be specific and say "that star over there", you must use the adjective form: โน้น. Notice that the spelling and tone change slightly when the word acts as a modifier rather than a standalone pronoun.

To use โน้น, it must follow the noun and its classifier: [Noun] + [Classifier] + โน้น.

For example, a star in the sky is ดาว, and its classifier is ดวง.

Distant directions

These demonstratives are highly useful for discussing the position of the moon (พระจันทร์) and the sun (พระอาทิตย์). You will often see them paired with prepositions or direction words, such as ที่โน่น (at that place over there) or ทางโน้น (in that direction over there).

Stargazing tools

When looking through (ส่อง) a telescope (กล้อง) to observe the sky, the same modifier rules apply. Note that a telescope takes the classifier ตัว.