หมี่
mìiMeaning
1NounA2
noodles (thin; esp. Chinese-style)
Thin noodles, especially Chinese-style wheat or rice noodles; commonly used in dishes like หมี่ผัด, หมี่กรอบ, หมี่ซั่วหมี่ซั่วmìi-sûalongevity noodles; thin Chinese wheat noodles.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[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); pocketหมี่mìiหมี่mìinoodles (thin; esp. Chinese-style)ผัดpàtผัดpàt1[to] stir-fry [sth]2stir-fry; stir-fried dish3[to] postpone; put off; delay
Today I want to eat stir-fried noodles.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanร้านráanมาmaaทำtamหมี่mìiกรอบgrɔ̀ɔpแจกjɛ̀ɛkฟรีfriiคนkonเลยləəiต่อคิวdtɔ̀ɔ-kiuกันganยาวyaao
Yesterday the shop made crispy noodles to give away for free, so people lined up.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiแม่mɛ̂ɛจะjàซื้อsʉ́ʉหมี่ซั่วmìi-sûaมาmaaทำกับtam-gàpไก่gàiเป็นเมนูbpen-mee-nuuไหว้เจ้าwâi-jâao
Tomorrow Mom will buy mee sua to cook with chicken as an offering dish.
เวลาwee-laaไปbpaiเยาวราชyao-wá-râatฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpสั่งsàngหมี่mìiผัดซีอิ๊วpàt-sii-íuเส้นเล็กsên-lékเพราะprɔ́หอมhɔ̌ɔmกระทะgrà-táและlɛ́เส้นหนึบsên-nʉ̀pกำลังดีgam-lang-dii
When I go to Yaowarat, I like to order stir-fried thin noodles with soy sauce because they’re wok-fragrant and the noodles are pleasantly chewy.
Today I want to eat thin rice noodle soup.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàซื้อsʉ́ʉหมี่mìiมาmaaทำยำtam-yamเส้นหมี่sên-mìiกินกันgin-ganที่บ้านtîi-bâan
Tomorrow we will buy thin rice noodles to make a spicy vermicelli salad at home.
ร้านráanข้างบ้านkâang-bâanลวกlûuakเส้นหมี่sên-mìiได้dâaiกำลังดีgam-lang-diiเส้นsênไม่mâiเละléและlɛ́ซุปหอมsúp-hɔ̌ɔmมากmâak
The shop next door cooks the thin rice noodles just right; the noodles aren't mushy and the broth is very aromatic.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ม puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
mìi
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |