มีอยู่
mii-yùuMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] have on hand; possess (at the moment)
to currently have or possess something at one’s disposal
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain100บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)
I have 100 baht on me right now.
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He has two concert tickets in his bag.
Do you have any free time at your disposal right now?
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàลำบากlam-bàakแต่dtɛ̀ɛเราraoก็gɔ̂ยังyangมีmiiบ้านbâanอยู่yùuหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหลังlǎngและlɛ́มีmiiข้าวkâaoกินgin
Even though it's difficult, we still have a house (to live in) and rice to eat.
2VerbB1
[to] exist; be present; there is/are
to exist or be present in a place or situation; used in existential statements (there is/are)
Examples
ไข่ไก่kài-gàiไข่ไก่kài-gàichicken eggเบอร์bəəเบอร์bəə1number (identifier)2size; size numberศูนย์sǔunศูนย์sǔun1zero; 02center; hubยังมีอยู่yang-mii-yùuยังมีอยู่yang-mii-yùu[sth] still exists; [sth] is still available; [sb] still has [sth]ค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)
Size 0 eggs are still in stock.
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ไม่ทราบmâi-sâapว่าwâaหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉเล่มlêmที่tîiเพิ่งpə̂ngออกใหม่ɔ̀ɔk-màiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiที่tîiร้านráanยังมีอยู่yang-mii-yùuหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàaoครับkráp
I was wondering if the newly released book is still in stock at the shop right now?
รุ่นrûnนี้níiเป็นbpenรุ่นrûnลิมิเต็ดlí-mí-dtètตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiมีอยู่mii-yùuไม่กี่mâi-gìiชิ้นchínแล้วlɛ́ɛoนะคะná-ká
This is a limited edition model. There are only a few pieces on hand now.
ก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàรับrápงานngaanซ่อมsɔ̂mเพิ่มpə̂əmเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpในnaiระบบrá-bòpก่อนgɔ̀ɔnว่าwâaอะไหล่à-làiที่tîiจำเป็นjam-bpenยังมีอยู่yang-mii-yùuเพียงพอpiiang-pɔɔในnaiสต็อกsà-dtɔ́kหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi
Before accepting more repair jobs, we must first check the system to see whether the necessary spare parts are still sufficiently available in stock.
Many types of fish exist in this river.
ปัญหาbpan-hǎaแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiมีอยู่mii-yùuมาmaaนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛoแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiอย่างจริงจังyàang-jing-jang
Problems like this have existed for a long time, but no one has seriously addressed them yet.
ความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaลักษณะlák-sà-nàนี้níiยังคงyang-kongมีmiiอยู่ในyùu-naiบางbaangพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiของkɔ̌ɔngชนบทchon-ná-bòt
This type of belief still exists in some rural areas.
เราraoไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèetได้dâaiว่าwâaความไม่เท่าเทียมkwaam-mâi-tâo-tiiamยังคงyang-kongมีmiiอยู่ในyùu-naiสังคมsǎng-komของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao
We cannot deny that inequality still exists in our society.
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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อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain[to] live; reside; stayPart 2
มีอยู่mii-yùuมีอยู่mii-yùu[to] have on hand; possess (at the moment)[to] have on hand; possess (at the moment)Word