มิช้า
mí-cháaMeaning
1AdverbB2
soon; before long; without much delay (literary)
Within a short time; before long. A literary expression equivalent to ไม่ช้าไม่ช้าmâi-cháasoon; before long, not necessarily implying immediate action.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see off7wholesaleข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taangออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taang[to] set out; depart; leave on a tripแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ไม่นานmâi-naanไม่นานmâi-naan1soon; shortly2briefly; not for longนักnákนักnák1person engaged in [field/activity]; specialist; -er/-ist (prefix)2very; greatly; muchมิช้าmí-cháaมิช้าmí-cháasoon; before long; without much delay (literary)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsเลี้ยวlíiaoเลี้ยวlíiao[to] turn (change direction)เข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ซอยsɔɔiซอยsɔɔi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleys
He sent word that he had departed; before long, without delay, we saw his car turn into the lane.
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ฝนfǒnตั้งdtângเค้าkáoมืดmʉ̂ʉtมาmaaแต่ไกลdtɛ̀ɛ-glaiไม่นานmâi-naanมิช้าmí-cháaฟ้าfáaก็gɔ̂ครืนkrʉʉnและlɛ́เม็ดฝนmét-fǒnก็gɔ̂ตกลงมาdtòk-long-maa
Dark clouds gathered from afar; soon after, thunder rumbled and the raindrops began to fall.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaประกาศbprà-gàatจบjòpการบรรยายgaan-ban-yaaiมิช้าmí-cháaไม่นานmâi-naanผู้คนpûu-konก็gɔ̂หลั่งไหลlàng-lǎiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakหอประชุมhɔ̌ɔ-bprà-chum
When the lecture ended, without delay, people streamed out of the auditorium soon after.
พอpɔɔได้dâaiรับสัญญาณráp-sǎn-yaanยืนยันyʉʉn-yanมิช้าmí-cháaไม่นานmâi-naanทีมกู้ภัยtiim-gûu-paiก็gɔ̂เร่งrêngเข้าkâoพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประเมินbprà-məənสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaan
Upon receiving the confirmation signal, without delay, the rescue team promptly entered the area to assess the situation.
Tones
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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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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มิช้าmí-cháaมิช้าmí-cháasoon; before long; without much delay (literary)soon; before long; without much delay (literary)Word