มีไฟ

mee fai

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] have electricity (power)

to have electrical power available; the electricity is on.

Examples

บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีไฟmee faiมีไฟmee fai1[to] have electricity (power)2[to] be motivated; [to] be passionate3[to] have a light (for a cigarette)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
My house has electricity now.
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; meritมีไฟmee faiมีไฟmee fai1[to] have electricity (power)2[to] be motivated; [to] be passionate3[to] have a light (for a cigarette)ไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle
Do you have a lighter?
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 néeคนนี้kon néethis personดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeมีไฟmee faiมีไฟmee fai1[to] have electricity (power)2[to] be motivated; [to] be passionate3[to] have a light (for a cigarette)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การทำงานgaan tam ngaanการทำงานgaan tam ngaan1working; work (the act)2operation; functioningมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
This new employee seems very enthusiastic about working.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoPart 1
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ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)Part 2
มีไฟmee faiมีไฟmee fai[to] have electricity (power)