มีอายุ
mii-aa-yúMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
elderly; aged (of a person)
of advanced age; elderly; often used as a polite descriptor for an older person
2VerbB1
[to] be [number] years old; have an age of
to have a specified age; used of people, animals, or things, with a number and a unit of time
Examples
คุณครูkun-kruuคุณครูkun-kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Teacher (respectful title or address)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineมีอายุmii-aa-yúมีอายุmii-aa-yú1elderly; aged (of a person)2[to] be [number] years old; have an age of3[to] be old (of things)35ปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: years
My teacher is 35 years old.
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The witness at the scene was a man approximately 50 years old.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtกำลังgam-langมองหาmɔɔng-hǎaผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanคนใหม่kon-màiที่tîiมีอายุmii-aa-yúระหว่างrá-wàang30ถึงtʉ̌ng40ปีbpii
The company is looking for a new manager who is between 30 and 40 years old.
ตามกฎหมายdtaam-gòt-mǎaiผู้pûuที่tîiจะjàลงสมัครlong-sà-màkรับเลือกráp-lʉ̂ʉakตั้งdtângได้dâaiต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiอายุaa-yúไม่ต่ำกว่าmâi-dtàm-gwàa25ปีbpiiบริบูรณ์bɔɔ-rí-buun
According to the law, a person who can run for election must be at least 25 full years of age.
3VerbB2
[to] be old (of things)
for an object or thing to have existed for a long time; aged; not new
Examples
หนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ1book (printed work)2document; letterเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2classifier: knives, swords, candles, cartsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอายุมากaa-yú-mâakอายุมากaa-yú-mâakelderly; of advanced age; oldแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎacontent; subject matterยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardน่าสนใจnâa-sǒn-jaiน่าสนใจnâa-sǒn-jai1interesting2worth considering; appealingอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
This book is very old, but its content is still interesting.
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บ้านไม้bâan-máaiสักsàkหลังlǎngนี้níiมีอายุmii-aa-yúหลายสิบlǎai-sìpปีbpiiแต่dtɛ̀ɛยังคงyang-kongแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngมากmâak
This teak house is several decades old, but it's still very sturdy.
สะพานsà-paanแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiเป็นbpenโครงสร้างkroong-sâangที่tîiเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛและlɛ́มีอายุmii-aa-yúมากกว่าmâak-gwàaหนึ่งร้อยnʉ̀ng-rɔ́ɔiปีbpii
This bridge is an old structure and is more than one hundred years old.
ไวน์waaiขวดkùuatนี้níiต้องdtɔ̂ngเก็บgèpในnaiห้องใต้ดินhɔ̂ng-dtâai-dinเป็นเวลานานbpen-wee-laa-naanจนกว่าจะjon-gwàa-jàเริ่มrə̂əmมีอายุmii-aa-yúและlɛ́ได้dâaiรสชาติrót-châatที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnขึ้นkʉ̂n
This bottle of wine must be kept in the cellar for a long time until it begins to age and develop a more complex flavor.
Tones
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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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มีอายุmii-aa-yúมีอายุmii-aa-yúelderly; aged (of a person)elderly; aged (of a person)Word