มิ
mî
Meanings
1NounB2
not (formal/literary negative)
Formal or literary negative particle meaning “not,” used before verbs and adjectives.
Examples
ข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâoข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâoI; me (formal/written)มิอาจmí àatมิอาจmí àat1[to] be unable (to); cannot (formal)2[to] not dare (to) (formal)3[to] be not permitted (to); may not (formal)ตอบdtòpตอบdtòp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3answer; responseรับคำráp kamรับคำráp kam1[to] accept a request/assignment; agree2[to] promise; give one’s word; undertake3[to] acknowledge a statementเชิญchernเชิญchern1[to] invite2please; go ahead (polite imperative)3please …; kindly … (formal)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)ในเวลานี้nai way-laa néeในเวลานี้nai way-laa néeat this time; right nowเนื่องด้วยnèuang dûuaiเนื่องด้วยnèuang dûuaidue to; on the occasion ofภาระหน้าที่paa-rá nâa-têeภาระหน้าที่paa-rá nâa-têeduty; responsibility
I cannot accept the invitation at this time due to obligations.
2NounC1
prefix: non-, un- (formal)
A formal prefix expressing negation when attached to some Sino-Thai or formal terms (e.g., ‘มิชอบมิชอบmí chôpunlawful; wrongful; improper’ = improper).
Examples
การรับgaan rápการรับgaan ráp1receiving; receipt2acceptance3signal receptionของขวัญkŏng kwănของขวัญkŏng kwăngift; presentจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ผู้มีpôo meeผู้มีpôo meea person who has; possessor; holderส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2department; division; unit3per; by (ratio)4as for; regarding5share; quotaได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)เสียsĭiaเสียsĭia1broken; out of order2[to] pay3late; deceased4polite intensifier (after verbs/adjectives)5sadly; unfortunately (final particle)6[to] lose; forfeit; waste7spoiled; ruined; gone badอาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)ถือว่าtĕuu wâaถือว่าtĕuu wâa1[to] consider; regard; deem2[to] be considered; count as; be deemed3it's fair to say; arguably4fairly; ratherเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsการปฏิบัติgaan bpà-dtì-bàtการปฏิบัติgaan bpà-dtì-bàt1execution; implementation; performance (of duties/tasks)2practice (as opposed to theory)3observance; compliance4treatment (of someone)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotมิชอบmí chôpมิชอบmí chôpunlawful; wrongful; improper
Accepting gifts from stakeholders may be considered improper conduct.