มีไฟ
mii-faiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] have electricity (power)
to have electrical power available; the electricity is on.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีไฟmii-faiมีไฟmii-fai1[to] have electricity (power)2[to] have a light (for a cigarette)3[to] be motivated; [to] be passionateแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
My house has electricity now.
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Does the coffee shop have electricity? I need to charge my laptop battery.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakพายุpaa-yúสงบลงsà-ngòp-longหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoก็gɔ̂กลับมาglàp-maaมีไฟmii-faiอีกครั้งìik-kráng
After the storm subsided, our village had power again.
เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipทำงานtam-ngaanให้hâiเสร็จsètก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiไฟfaiจะjàดับdàpเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoแจ้งว่าjɛ̂ɛng-wâaจะไม่มีjà-mâi-miiไฟfaiทั้งtángวันพรุ่งนี้wan-prûng-níi
We have to hurry and finish the work before the power goes out, because they announced there will be no electricity all day tomorrow.
2VerbA2
[to] have a light (for a cigarette)
to have a lighter or flame for lighting a cigarette or similar.
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritมีไฟmii-faiมีไฟmii-fai1[to] have electricity (power)2[to] have a light (for a cigarette)3[to] be motivated; [to] be passionateไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Do you have a lighter?
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I forgot my lighter at home. Do you happen to have a light?
เขาkǎoเดินไปdəən-bpaiถามtǎamกลุ่มวัยรุ่นglùm-wai-rûnที่tîiยืนอยู่yʉʉn-yùuตรงdtrongมุมmumตึกdtʉ̀kว่าwâaมีไฟmii-faiให้hâiเขาkǎoจุดjùtบุหรี่bù-rìiหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàao
He walked over to ask the group of teens standing on the corner if they had a light for his cigarette.
3VerbB2
[to] be motivated; [to] be passionate
to be motivated, passionate, or full of energy and enthusiasm.
Examples
พนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan-màiพนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan-màinew employee; new hireคนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneมีไฟmii-faiมีไฟmii-fai1[to] have electricity (power)2[to] have a light (for a cigarette)3[to] be motivated; [to] be passionateในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaan1working; work (the act)2operation; functioningมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This new employee seems very enthusiastic about working.
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พอpɔɔได้dâaiหัวหน้าทีมhǔua-nâa-tiimคนใหม่kon-màiทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂กลับมาglàp-maaมีไฟmii-faiอยากyàakทำงานtam-ngaanอีกครั้งìik-kráng
Once they got a new team leader, everyone became motivated to work again.
การได้gaan dâiไปเจอbpai jerคนkonเก่งๆgèng géngทำให้tam hâiฉันchănรู้สึกrúu-sèukมีไฟmee faiและláeอยากyàakพัฒนาpát-tá-naaตัวเองdtuua engให้ดีhâi deeขึ้นkêun
Meeting talented people makes me feel motivated and want to improve myself.
ถึงจะtĕung jàอายุมากàa-yú mâakแล้วláeoแต่dtàeคุณปู่kun bpòoก็gâwยังyangดูdooมีไฟmee faiในnaiการเรียนรู้gaan riian róoสิ่งsìngใหม่ๆmài màiอยู่เสมอyòo sà-mŏer
Even though he's old, my grandpa always seems passionate about learning new things.
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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ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)fire; flamePart 2
มีไฟmii-faiมีไฟmii-fai[to] have electricity (power)[to] have electricity (power)Word