มีมัน

mii-man

Meaning

1VerbA2

[to] contain fat/oil; be fatty

of food or liquid: to contain fat or oil; to be fatty or greasy.

Examples

แกงgɛɛngแกงgɛɛng1Thai curry (soup/stew)2[to] make curry; cook a curry dish3classifier: อย่างนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีมันmii-manมีมันmii-man[to] contain fat/oil; be fatty
This curry is greasy.
3 more examples
ฉันchǎnไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpกินginขาหมูkǎa-mǔuเพราะprɔ́มันmanมีมันmii-manเยอะyə́
I don't like to eat pork leg because it's very fatty.
ซุปsúpถ้วยtûuaiนี้níiมีมันmii-manเกินไปgəən-bpaiไหมmǎi
Is this bowl of soup too oily?
อาหารaa-hǎanที่tîiทอดtɔ̂ɔtด้วยdûuaiน้ำมันnám-manเก่าgàoมักจะmák-jàมีมันmii-manและlɛ́ไม่ดีmâi-diiต่อdtɔ̀ɔสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâap
Food fried in old oil is often greasy and not good for your health.

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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergo[to] have; possessPart 1
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มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)it (thing/animal)Part 2
มีมันmii-manมีมันmii-man[to] contain fat/oil; be fatty[to] contain fat/oil; be fattyWord

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