มิใช่
mí-châiMeanings
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-tîiสิ่งที่sìng-tîithe thing that; whatคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)มิใช่mí-châiมิใช่mí-châi1[to] not be (formal)2[to] not be the case (formal)ทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔkทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔk1exit2solution; way outของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsปัญหาbpan-hǎaปัญหาbpan-hǎa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เป็นเพียงbpen-piiangเป็นเพียงbpen-piiang[to] be only; be merelyส่วนหนึ่งsùuan-nʉ̀ngส่วนหนึ่งsùuan-nʉ̀ng1a part; a portion2partly; in part3one part of [sth]; some of [sth]4some; a portion (people/things)ของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manits; belonging to it; his / hers (derogatory or very informal)
What you are seeing is not the solution to the problem, but merely a part of it.
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ผู้กระทำผิดpûu-grà-tam-pìtมิใช่mí-châiคนkonที่tîiเราraoสงสัยsǒng-sǎiในตอนแรกnai-dtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkแต่dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenบุคคลbùk-konที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiคาดคิดkâat-kít
The culprit is not the person we initially suspected, but an unexpected individual.
เป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiสูงสุดsǔung-sùtของkɔ̌ɔngการศึกษาgaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaมิใช่mí-châiเพียงpiiangการท่องจำgaan-tɔ̂ɔng-jamแต่dtɛ̀ɛคือkʉʉการสร้างgaan-sâangความkwaamเข้าใจอย่างลึกซึ้งkâo-jai-yàang-lʉ́k-sʉ́ng
The ultimate goal of education is not mere memorization, but the creation of deep understanding.
บุคคลbùk-konในnaiภาพpâapนั้นnánมิใช่mí-châiพระบิดาprá-bì-daaของkɔ̌ɔngข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâaoหากแต่hàak-dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenท่านtânลุงlungผู้ล่วงลับpûu-lûuang-lápไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo
The person in the picture is not my father, but rather my late uncle.
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; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)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)โกรธgròhtโกรธgròht1angry; mad2[to] be angry (at/with/about)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleมิใช่mí châiมิใช่mí châi1[to] not be (formal)2[to] not be the case (formal)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[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)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)แค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asเหนื่อยๆnèuay 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.
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มิใช่mí-châiว่าwâaแผนpɛ̌ɛnของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoไม่ดีmâi-diiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเป็นเพราะbpen-prɔ́สถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanภายนอกpaai-nɔ̂ɔkเปลี่ยนแปลงbplìian-bplɛɛngไปbpaiอย่างกะทันหันyàang-gà-tan-hǎn
It is not that our plan was bad, but rather that the external situation changed suddenly.
เขาkǎoนิ่งเงียบnîng-ngîiapไปbpaiมิใช่mí-châiว่าwâaยอมรับyɔɔm-rápในnaiข้อกล่าวหาkɔ̂ɔ-glàao-hǎaแต่dtɛ̀ɛกำลังgam-langไตร่ตรองdtrài-dtrɔɔngหาhǎaคำพูดkam-pûutที่เหมาะสมtîi-mɔ̀-sǒmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชี้แจงchíi-jɛɛngความจริงkwaam-jing
He fell silent, not that he was admitting to the accusations, but he was contemplating the right words to clarify the truth.
การที่gaan-tîiเราraoไม่mâiเลือกlʉ̂ʉakข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əนั้นnánมิใช่mí-châiว่าwâaเราraoไม่mâiเห็นhěnคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaในnaiความพยายามkwaam-pá-yaa-yaamของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoแต่dtɛ̀ɛเพราะprɔ́มันmanไม่mâiสอดคล้องกับsɔ̀ɔt-klɔ́ɔng-gàpวิสัยทัศน์wí-sǎi-tátระยะยาวrá-yá-yaaoของkɔ̌ɔngองค์กรong-gɔɔn
Our decision not to accept the proposal is not that we don't see the value in their efforts, but because it doesn't align with the organization's long-term vision.
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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มิใช่mí-châiมิใช่mí-châi[to] not be (formal)[to] not be (formal)Word