มีนา
mii-naaMeaning
1NounA1
March (month)
Informal clipped form of the month March in Thai; short for ‘มีนาคมมีนาคมmii-naa-komMarch (month)’.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Provinceต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)มีนาmii-naaมีนาmii-naaMarch (month)
We will travel to Chiang Mai in early March.
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My job starts in March.
คอร์สkɔ́ɔtใหม่màiเปิดรับสมัครbpə̀ət-ráp-sà-màkปลายbplaaiมีนาmii-naaอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmลงทะเบียนlong-tá-biianนะná
The new course opens for enrollment at the end of March; don’t forget to register.
ปีนี้bpee néeมีนาmee naaอากาศaa-gàatยังyangเย็นyenนิดๆnít nítเลยloieเลื่อนlêuuanทริปtrípไปbpaiสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa nâa
This year March is still a bit cool, so we postponed the trip to next week.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 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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มีนาmii-naaมีนาmii-naaMarch (month)March (month)Word