<p><strong>那 (nà)</strong>: that, those </p>

<p>e.g 那是什么？What is that?/What are those?</p>

<p><strong>哪 (nǎ)</strong>: where, which</p>

<p>e.g 你在哪里？Where are you?</p>

<p><strong>那 (nèi)</strong>: that, those. </p>

<p>The same meaning as the first 那 (nà). But in "Internet Slang", people often write 内(nèi) instead of 那, because 那 is often pronounced as (nà)
e.g  那个人 That guy</p>

<p><strong>那 (nuó)</strong>:【adj】 多,much,many</p>

<p>It is used in archaic Chinese.</p>

<p>More explanations about 那 can be found at:
<a href="http://xh.5156edu.com/html3/2193.html" rel="nofollow">http://xh.5156edu.com/html3/2193.html</a>
<a href="http://www.zdic.net/z/26/js/90A3.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.zdic.net/z/26/js/90A3.htm</a></p>

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Refer to the answers in [this question](http://chinese.stackexchange.com/q/1663/166) for more information regarding the `nèi` pronunciation.

The zdict.net link also provides the explanation of its derivation as a contraction of `nà yī` (那一).
Claw
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KKCroissant
<p><strong>When to use variations of 那?</strong></p>

<p>那 (nà,nǎ, nèi, núo) has multiple pronunciations. Can someone explain when to use the different sounds? </p>

<p>(images courtesy of www.zhongwen.com)</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/gTBPm.gif" alt="nei@zhongwen.com"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/lmNXW.gif" alt="nei-radical@zhongwen.com"></p>

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2014-06-03T15:05:29.300Z
we now write 哪里 and 哪个 instead of 那里 and 那个 for 'where' and 'which', respectively. This eliminates some ambiguities. As to the rest, you can say na4 in all circumstances; while many native speakers (perhaps not all) actually say [nə] in 那邊(there), 那個(that), etc.
user58955
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2014-06-04T13:03:30.710Z
@user1551 sorry, I meant in standard mandarin in mainland China.
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Using variants of 那
# Using variants of 那

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-06-03)

**When to use variations of 那?**

那 (nà,nǎ, nèi, núo) has multiple pronunciations. Can someone explain when to use the different sounds?

(images courtesy of www.zhongwen.com)

![nei@zhongwen.com](https://i.sstatic.net/gTBPm.gif)![nei-radical@zhongwen.com](https://i.sstatic.net/lmNXW.gif)

**Tags:** word-choice, usage

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: we now write 哪里 and 哪个 instead of 那里 and 那个 for 'where' and 'which', respectively. This eliminates some ambiguities. As to the rest, you can say na4 in all circumstances; while many native speakers (perhaps not all) actually say [nə] in 那邊(there), 那個(that), etc.  
> **username_1**: @user1551 sorry, I meant in standard mandarin in mainland China.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-06-03. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

**那 (nà)**: that, those

e.g 那是什么？What is that?/What are those?

**哪 (nǎ)**: where, which

e.g 你在哪里？Where are you?

**那 (nèi)**: that, those.

The same meaning as the first 那 (nà). But in "Internet Slang", people often write 内(nèi) instead of 那, because 那 is often pronounced as (nà)
e.g 那个人 That guy

**那 (nuó)**:【adj】 多,much,many

It is used in archaic Chinese.

More explanations about 那 can be found at:
<http://xh.5156edu.com/html3/2193.html>
<http://www.zdic.net/z/26/js/90A3.htm>

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Refer to the answers in [this question](http://chinese.stackexchange.com/q/1663/166) for more information regarding the `nèi` pronunciation.  The zdict.net link also provides the explanation of its derivation as a contraction of `nà yī` (那一).  

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