อีแมว
ii-mɛɛoMeaning
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email (colloquial pun)
a humorous Thai spelling/pronunciation of 'email', used informally in speech and online.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see off7wholesaleไฟล์งานfai-ngaanไฟล์งานfai-ngaanwork file; project fileมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)อีแมวii-mɛɛoอีแมวii-mɛɛoemail (colloquial pun)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ได้ไหมdâai-mǎiได้ไหมdâai-mǎi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
Can you send the work file to me via email?
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เดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao-níiไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iมีใครmii-kraiใช้cháiอีแมวii-mɛɛoคุยกันkui-ganแล้วlɛ́ɛoส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiจะjàใช้cháiแอปแชตɛɛ-sɛ̀ɛtมากกว่าmâak-gwàa
Nowadays, not many people use email to chat anymore; most use chat apps instead.
อย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmเช็คchékอีแมวii-mɛɛoนะnáฉันchǎnส่งsòngรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumไปให้bpai-hâiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Don't forget to check your email, I've sent the meeting details already.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaการสื่อสารgaan-sʉ̀ʉ-sǎanทางtaangอีแมวii-mɛɛoจะjàดูduuเป็นทางการbpen-taang-gaanกว่าgwàaแต่dtɛ̀ɛบางครั้งbaang-krángก็gɔ̂ล่าช้าlâa-cháaไม่ทันmâi-tanใจjaiเท่ากับtâo-gàpการโทรgaan-tooคุยkuiโดยตรงdooi-dtrong
Although email communication seems more formal, sometimes it's slower and not as immediate as a direct phone call.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
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Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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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อีแมวii-mɛɛoอีแมวii-mɛɛoemail (colloquial pun)email (colloquial pun)Word