มีธุระ
mii-tú-ráMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] have something to attend to; be tied up
to have an errand, appointment, or other business to take care of; used to say you are busy or unavailable.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่ว่างmâi-wâangไม่ว่างmâi-wâang1busy; not free2occupied; taken (of a seat/room/line)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีธุระmii-tú-ráมีธุระmii-tú-rá[to] have something to attend to; be tied up
I'm not free today. I have something to do.
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Tomorrow morning I have an errand; I have to go to the district office.
เย็นนี้yen-níiไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoด้วยกันdûuai-ganไม่ได้mâi-dâaiนะnáพอดีมีpɔɔ-dii-miiธุระtú-ráกับgàpที่บ้านtîi-bâan
I can't go to dinner this evening, I have some family business to attend to.
ขอตัวก่อนkɔ̌ɔ-dtuua-gɔ̀ɔnนะnáครับkrápพอดีมีpɔɔ-dii-miiธุระด่วนtú-rá-dùuanที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngไปbpaiจัดการjàt-gaan
Excuse me, I have to go now. I happen to have an urgent matter to take care of.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มีธุระ said มี-ทุ-ระ?
mii-tú-rá
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mii
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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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มีธุระmii-tú-ráมีธุระmii-tú-rá[to] have something to attend to; be tied up[to] have something to attend to; be tied upWord