ไม(mai)

Meanings

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not; no (colloquial)

Colloquial/spoken contraction of ไม่ไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply), meaning 'not' or 'no'; common in informal speech and song lyrics.

Examples

ไมmaiไมmainot; no (colloquial)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
I’m not going.

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