มุ้ย
múiMeaning
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question particle (slang)
a playful or cutesy slang variation of the question particle 'ไหมไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk' (mai), used at the end of a sentence to form a yes/no question
Examples
หิวhǐuหิวhǐu1hungry2[to] be hungry; feel hungryแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)หมูกระทะmǔu-grà-táหมูกระทะmǔu-grà-táThai grill-pan barbecue (moo kratha)ด้วยกันdûuai-ganด้วยกันdûuai-gan1together; jointly2in total; altogether3of the same group; fellowมุ้ยmúiมุ้ยmúiquestion particle (slang)
I'm hungry now. Wanna go eat Thai BBQ together today?
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เย็นนี้yen-níiไปbpaiดูหนังduu-nǎngเรื่องใหม่rʉ̂ʉang-màiกันganมุ้ยmúiเห็นhěnรีวิวrii-wiuบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaสนุกsà-nùkมากmâakเลยləəiนะná
Wanna go watch the new movie this evening? I saw the reviews saying it's really fun.
แกงgaengอนonเค้าkáoมุ้ยmúiที่têeเมื่อวานmêuua waanเค้าkáoติดdtìtธุระด่วนtú-rá dùuanเลยloieไม่ได้mâi dâaiไปตามbpai dtaamนัดnát
Are you mad at me that I had an urgent matter yesterday and couldn't make it to our appointment?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
múi
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |