เม่ย
mə̂əiMeanings
1Proper nounB2
Mei (female given name; transliteration)
a transliteration of the Chinese given name Mei; used as a female name in Thai contexts
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเม่ยmə̂əiเม่ยmə̂əi1Mei (female given name; transliteration)2interjection (playful/teasing, nonstandard)จะพาjà-paaจะพาjà-paawill take [sb]; will bring [sb]คุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛคุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛ1mother (polite)2Mom (form of address)3polite address for a mother/pregnant womanไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastทานข้าวtaan-kâaoทานข้าวtaan-kâao[to] have a meal; [to] eat (polite)เย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4[to] be cool; become coolกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
Tomorrow Mei will take her mother to have dinner with my family.
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อาจารย์aa-jaanเรียกชื่อrîiak-chʉ̂ʉเม่ยmə̂əiตอนdtɔɔnเช็กchékชื่อchʉ̂ʉแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəไปbpaiร่วมrûuamแข่งขันkɛ̀ng-kǎnภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiอยู่yùuต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt
The teacher called Mei’s name during roll call, but she was away participating in a Thai language competition.
เม่ยmə̂əiตั้งใจเรียนdtâng-jai-riianมากmâakและlɛ́มักmákอาสาช่วยaa-sǎa-chûuaiแปลbplɛɛเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanจีนjiinไทยtaiให้hâiเพื่อนร่วมชั้นpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-chán
Mei studies diligently and often volunteers to translate Chinese-Thai documents for her classmates.
ในnaiงานสัมมนาngaan-sǎm-má-naaเม่ยmə̂əiเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangรากเหง้าrâak-ngâoครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaจีนjiinของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəอย่างyàangลื่นไหลlʉ̂ʉn-lǎiทำให้tam-hâiผู้ฟังpûu-fangประทับใจbprà-táp-jai
At the seminar, Mei spoke fluently about her Chinese family roots, impressing the audience.
2InterjectionC1
interjection (playful/teasing, nonstandard)
a playful or teasing exclamation in colloquial online Thai, mimicking or stylizing pronunciation; not standard
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowพิมพ์pimพิมพ์pim1[to] type; key in2[to] print (produce text/images)3print; impression4model; pattern; form5mold; dieว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเก่งจังgèng-jangเก่งจังgèng-jangso clever!; well done!เม่ยmə̂əiเม่ยmə̂əi1Mei (female given name; transliteration)2interjection (playful/teasing, nonstandard)ล้อเล่นlɔ́ɔ-lênล้อเล่นlɔ́ɔ-lên1[to] joke; kid; tease playfully2just kidding; I’m jokingในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แชทchɛ́tแชทchɛ́t1[to] chat (online)2chat; online text conversationหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ตอบช้าdtɔ̀ɔp-cháaตอบช้าdtɔ̀ɔp-cháa[to] reply late; [to] answer slowly
My friend typed, “So talented, mey,” teasing me in chat after I replied late.
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เวลาway-laaเมาท์máoกันganในnaiทวิตtá-wítเขาkăoชอบchôpเติมdtermคำว่าkam wâaเม่ยmêiท้ายtáaiประโยคprà-yôhkให้ดูhâi dooขำkămๆ-และláeกวนguanๆ-
When gossiping on Twitter, they like to add the word mey at the end of sentences to make it playful and cheeky.
ประโยคbprà-yòokที่tîiลงท้ายlong-táaiด้วยdûuaiเม่ยmə̂əiมักmákใช้cháiหยอกเย้าyɔ̀ɔk-yáoแบบbɛ̀ɛpไม่จริงจังmâi-jing-jangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปรับbpràpโทนtoonให้hâiเบาลงbao-longและlɛ́ไม่mâiดูduuดุdùเกินไปgəən-bpai
Sentences ending with “mey” are often used for light teasing to soften the tone and keep it from sounding too harsh.
ในnaiวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamแชทchɛ́tไทยtaiคำว่าkam-wâaเม่ยmə̂əiทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiคล้ายkláaiคำลงท้ายkam-long-táaiเชิงchəəngล้อเลียนlɔ́ɔ-liianช่วยchûuaiสร้างอารมณ์sâang-aa-romร่วมrûuamแบบbɛ̀ɛpขำกรุบkǎm-grùpระหว่างrá-wàangเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan
In Thai chat culture, the word “mey” functions like a playful ending particle, creating a lightly humorous shared mood among friends.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mə̂əi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |