มิ
míMeaning
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not (formal/literary negative)
Formal or literary negative particle meaning “not,” used before verbs and adjectives.
Examples
ข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâaoข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâaoI; me (formal/written)มิอาจmí-àatมิอาจmí-àat1[to] be unable (to); cannot (formal)2[to] not dare (to) (formal)ตอบรับdtɔ̀ɔp-rápตอบรับdtɔ̀ɔp-ráp1[to] accept; agree; RSVP2[to] acknowledge; respond3[n.] acceptance; confirmation; RSVPคำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceเชิญchəənเชิญchəən1[to] invite2please; go ahead (polite imperative)3please …; kindly … (formal)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerในเวลานี้nai-wee-laa-níiในเวลานี้nai-wee-laa-níiat this time; right nowเนื่องด้วยnʉ̂ʉang-dûuaiเนื่องด้วยnʉ̂ʉang-dûuaibecause of; owing to; since (formal)ภาระหน้าที่paa-rá-nâa-tîiภาระหน้าที่paa-rá-nâa-tîiduty; responsibility
I cannot accept the invitation at this time due to obligations.
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He does not wish for this matter to be leaked.
ข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əนั้นnánน่าฟังnâa-fangแต่dtɛ̀ɛมิใช่mí-châiทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔkที่tîiยั่งยืนyâng-yʉʉnสำหรับsǎm-ràpชุมชนchum-chon
That proposal is appealing, but it is not a sustainable solution for the community.
เธอtəəมิได้mí-dâaiโกรธgròotเพียงแต่piiang-dtɛ̀ɛมิmíสบายใจsà-baai-jaiที่tîiความจริงkwaam-jingถูกtùukบิดเบือนbìt-bʉʉan
She is not angry; she is merely uneasy that the truth was distorted.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
mí
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |