มิใช่(mí châi)

Meanings

1VerbC1

[to] not be (formal)

a formal or literary way to say 'is/are/am not', used for identifying or classifying [sb]/[sth]

Examples

สิ่งที่sìng têeสิ่งที่sìng têethe thing that; whatคุณเห็นkun hĕnคุณเห็นkun hĕnyou seeนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)มิใช่mí châiมิใช่mí châi1[to] not be (formal)2[to] not be the case (formal)ทางออกtaang òkทางออกtaang òk1exit2solution; way outของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsปัญหาbpan-hăaปัญหาbpan-hăa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เป็นเพียงbpen piiangเป็นเพียงbpen piiangonly; merelyส่วนหนึ่งsùuan nèungส่วนหนึ่งsùuan nèung1a part; a portion2partly; in part3one part of [sth]; some of [sth]4some; a portion (people/things)ของมันkŏng manของมันkŏng manits (possessive pronoun)
What you are seeing is not the solution to the problem, but merely a part of it.
2VerbC1

[to] not be the case (formal)

a formal way to deny a whole statement, often in the pattern 'มิใช่ว่า…' ('it is not that …')

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)โกรธgròhtโกรธgròht1[to] be angry (at/with/about)2angry; madเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)มิใช่mí châiมิใช่mí châi1[to] not be (formal)2[to] not be the case (formal)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำผิดtam pìtทำผิดtam pìt1[to] do wrong; make a mistake2[to] commit an offense; break a rule/lawแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)แค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)เหนื่อยๆnèuay nèuayเหนื่อยๆnèuay nèuaya bit tired; kind of tired (casual)เท่านั้นเองtâo nán ayngเท่านั้นเองtâo nán ayngthat's all; just that
I'm not mad at him. It's not that he did anything wrong, I'm just tired.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

มิmîมิmî1not (formal/literary negative)2prefix: non-, un- (formal)Part 1
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ใช่châiใช่châi1[!] yes; that's right2[to be] correct; rightPart 2
มิใช่mí châiมิใช่mí châi[to] not be (formal)