ใหม่
mài
Meanings
1NounA1
new; not old
recently made, bought, started, or first-time; not old or previously used
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1mobile phone; cellphone (colloquial)2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3telephone; phoneเครื่องkrêuuangเครื่องkrêuuang1machine; engine; device2appliance; electrical device3equipment; gear4aircraft (colloq.); engine (aircraft)5classifier: machines/devices6embellishment/attire (classical)7assortment/set (pref.)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)
I have a new phone.
2NounA2
new; different; fresh
different from the previous one; changed or fresh
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toแผนใหม่păen màiแผนใหม่păen màinew planเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingแผนpăenแผนpăen1plan; strategy2scheme; plotเดิมdermเดิมderm1original; initial2former; previous3as before; originally; same as beforeใช้ไม่ได้chái mâi dâiใช้ไม่ได้chái mâi dâi1unusable; doesn't work2unacceptable; no goodผลpŏnผลpŏn1result; outcome2benefit; advantage3classifier: fruits4result; outcome; effect
We are starting a new plan because the previous one doesn’t work.
3NounB1
again; anew
again; from the beginning; anew (post-verbal particle indicating repetition or renewal)
Examples
ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)สำเร็จsăm-rètสำเร็จsăm-rèt1[to] succeed2success; accomplishment3finished; completedไม่เป็นไรmâi bpen raiไม่เป็นไรmâi bpen rai1[!] it's okay; no problem; never mind2doesn’t matter; it’s fineลองทำlong tamลองทำlong tam[to] try to do [sth]ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)อีกครั้งèek krángอีกครั้งèek krángagain; once more
It’s okay if it didn’t work; try doing it again.
4NounB2
new; inexperienced (novice)
new to a role or activity; inexperienced (e.g., พนักงานใหม่พนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan màinew employee; new hire ‘new hire’, มือใหม่มือใหม่meu màibeginner; newbie; novice ‘novice’)
Examples
พนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan màiพนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan màinew employee; new hireยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเรียนรู้riian róoเรียนรู้riian róo[to] learn; acquire knowledgeงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsอีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)เยอะyéhเยอะyéh1many; much; a lot (of)2very; a lot (informal intensifier)3excessive; too much
The new employee still has a lot to learn.