มีไอ
mii-aiMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] give off vapor/steam
to emit or be accompanied by vapor, steam, or mist (e.g., a cup of tea giving off steam)
Examples
แก้วชาgâew chaaแก้วชาgâew chaateacup; tea glassร้อนrónร้อนrón1hot (temperature)2spicy (taste)3[to] be hot; feel hot; become hot4urgent; intenseยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)มีไอmee aiมีไอmee ai1[to] give off vapor/steam2[to] be steamy/mistyลอยloiลอยloi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)บางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slightๆ-ขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeเหนือnĕuuaเหนือnĕuua1north; the North2northern3above; over4superior to; aboveปากแก้วbpàak gâeoปากแก้วbpàak gâeorim of a glass
The hot tea cup still has a thin mist rising above its rim.
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หม้อmɔ̂ɔซุปsúpเดือดdʉ̀ʉatมีไอmii-aiพุ่งขึ้นpûng-kʉ̂nมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔtทำให้tam-hâiกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmฟุ้งfúngทั้งtángครัวkruua
The boiling pot of soup gives off steam continuously, making the whole kitchen smell fragrant.
ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoหญ้าyâaเปียกน้ำbpìiak-náamค้างkáangและlɛ́แม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamมีไอmii-aiลอยlɔɔiต่ำdtàmเหนือผิวน้ำnʉ̌ʉa-pǐu-náam
In the morning, the grass is wet with dew and the river has mist hovering low above the surface.
แก้วกาแฟgâew gaa-faeเพิ่งpêrngชงchongใหม่màiยังyangมีไอmee aiเกาะgòrกระจกgrà-jòkหน้าร้านnâa ráanจนjonเป็นbpenฝ้าfâaบางbaangๆ-
The freshly brewed coffee still gives off vapor that clings to the shop window, forming a thin fog.
2VerbC1
[to] be steamy/misty
to be filled with or give the appearance of steam or mist; to look steamy or foggy
Examples
เช้าcháoเช้าcháo1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morningวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysฝนพรำfǒn-pramฝนพรำfǒn-pram1steady light rain; drizzle2[to] drizzle steadilyถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)มีไอmii-aiมีไอmii-ai1[to] give off vapor/steam2[to] be steamy/mistyคลอklɔɔคลอklɔɔ1tearful; brimming with tears2[to] accompany softly (music)3[to] be close alongside; to go withอยู่เหนือyùu-nʉ̌ʉaอยู่เหนือyùu-nʉ̌ʉa1[to] be above/over [sth]2[to] be north of [somewhere]; be in the North3[to] be above/beyond [sth] (figurative)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàat1atmosphere; ambience2atmosphere (gaseous envelope)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneหม่นมัวmòn-muuaหม่นมัวmòn-muua1dull; dim2gloomy; downcast
On a drizzly morning, the whole road looked misty above the surface, making the atmosphere look gloomy.
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กระจกgrà-jòkในnaiสตูดิโอsà-dtuu-dì-ooมีไอmii-aiเกาะgɔ̀เป็นbpenฝ้าfâaหลังlǎngการถ่ายทำgaan-tàai-tamทำให้tam-hâiแสงสะท้อนsɛ̌ɛng-sà-tɔ́ɔnแตกกระจายdtɛ̀ɛk-grà-jaaiและlɛ́บิดเบือนbìt-bʉʉanภาพpâapที่tîiเห็นhěn
The studio mirror appeared fogged up after filming, causing the reflections to scatter and distort the view.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอุณหภูมิun-hà-puumลดฮวบlót-hûuapในnaiย่ำรุ่งyâm-rûngเมืองmʉʉangทั้งtángเมืองmʉʉangมีmiiไอขาวai-kǎaoจางjaangปกคลุมbpòk-klumราวกับraao-gàpสวมsǔuamม่านmâanบางbaangที่tîiพร่าเลือนprâa-lʉʉanขอบฟ้าkɔ̀ɔp-fáa
When the temperature plunged at dawn, the entire city looked veiled in a pale mist, as if draped in a thin curtain that blurred the horizon.
The bathroom window was so steamy that you couldn’t see outside clearly.
เช้านี้cháao-níiกระจกgrà-jòkหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangมีไอmii-aiจนjonมองmɔɔngวิวwiuข้างนอกkâang-nɔ̂ɔkแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่mâiเห็นhěn
This morning the window glass was so misty that you could hardly see the view outside.
หลังlǎngฝนตกfǒn-dtòkถนนtà-nǒnทั้งtángสายsǎaiมีmiiไอขาวai-kǎaoลอยlɔɔiคลุมklumทำให้tam-hâiรถrótต้องdtɔ̂ngชะลอchá-lɔɔความเร็วkwaam-reo
After the rain, the entire road looked covered in white mist, causing cars to slow down.
หุบเขาhùp kăoในnaiฤดูหนาวrú-doo năaoมักmákมีไอmee aiปกคลุมbpòk klumหนาทึบnăa téupราวกับraao gàpฉากchàakม่านmâanที่têeบดบังbòt bangรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatของkŏngภูมิทัศน์poom-mí-tátทั้งหมดtáng mòt
In winter, the valley is often shrouded in thick mist, like a curtain obscuring all details of the landscape.
ยามเช้าyaam-cháaoแม่น้ำเจ้าพระยาmɛ̂ɛ-náam-jâao-prá-yaaมีไอmii-aiละอองlá-ɔɔngลอยเหนือlɔɔi-nʉ̌ʉaผืนน้ำpʉ̌ʉn-náamคลี่คลุมklîi-klumเส้นขอบฟ้าsên-kɔ̀ɔp-fáaจนjonเมืองmʉʉangดูduuนุ่มนวลnûm-nuuanพร่าเลือนprâa-lʉʉan
In the morning, a fine mist hovers over the Chao Phraya River, veiling the horizon so the city appears softly blurred.
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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มีไอmii-aiมีไอmii-ai[to] give off vapor/steam[to] give off vapor/steamWord