มาใหม่
maa-màiMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
newly arrived; new
Describes something or someone that has recently arrived or is new to a place, collection, or situation.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.โทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3phone callที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมาใหม่maa-màiมาใหม่maa-mài1newly arrived; new2[to] come again; come back another time
This is a new (newly arrived) phone.
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This shop has beautiful new clothes arriving every week.
He is a new employee, please help teach him the ropes.
This movie is a new release, but the tickets sold out very quickly.
2VerbA2
[to] come again; come back another time
A verb phrase used to tell someone to return later or to state that someone will return, e.g., 'Come back tomorrow.'
Examples
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It's sold out today. You (customer) will have to come back on Friday.
He said he would come back in the afternoon.
ถ้าtâaคุณลืมkun-lʉʉmเอาaoบัตรประชาชนbàt-bprà-chaa-chonมาmaaก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngเสียเวลาsǐia-wee-laaมาใหม่maa-màiวันหลังwan-lǎng
If you forget to bring your ID card, you will have to waste time coming back another day.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
maa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 1
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ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)new; not oldPart 2
มาใหม่maa-màiมาใหม่maa-màinewly arrived; newnewly arrived; newWord