เมย์
meeMeanings
1NounA2
May (month)
the fifth month of the year; May
Examples
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเดือนdʉʉanเดือนdʉʉan1month2the Moon; moonเมย์meeเมย์mee1May (month)2May (given name)
The event starts in May.
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Last year I went to the beach in May.
We agreed to move house in late May.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiจะjàเสร็จsètประมาณbprà-maanกลางglaangเมย์meeถ้าtâaไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-raiล่าช้าlâa-cháa
This project will be finished around mid-May if there are no delays.
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May (given name)
a feminine given name, often spelled May in English; also a transliteration of names like Mei
Examples
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Yesterday I met a woman named May at the cafe.
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanคนจีนkon-jiinของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnชื่อchʉ̂ʉเม่ยmə̂əiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəเขียนkǐianเป็นbpenไทยtaiว่าwâaเมย์mee
My Chinese friend is named Mei, but she writes it in Thai as May.
ครูkruuบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiออกเสียงɔ̀ɔk-sǐiangชื่อchʉ̂ʉเมย์meeให้hâiชัดchátเพราะprɔ́สะกดsà-gòtเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanMayในnaiภาษาอังกฤษpaa-sǎa-ang-grìt
The teacher told us to pronounce the name May clearly because it’s spelled like 'May' in English.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เมย์ said เม?
mee
- Silent letterย์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
mee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ย์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |