ไมค์
máiMeaning
1NounA1
microphone; mic
a device that converts sound into an electrical signal for recording or amplification
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ยื่นyʉ̂ʉnยื่นyʉ̂ʉn1[to] hold out; offer (by hand)2[to] extend; protrude3[to] submit; file (form/request)ไมค์máiไมค์máimicrophone; micให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk about
The teacher handed me the mic to speak.
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Before recording, he tested the mic and adjusted the volume level.
The singer asked to change the wireless mic because the signal was cutting out.
นักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngขอkɔ̌ɔเปลี่ยนbplìianไมค์máiอีกìikตัวdtuuaเพราะprɔ́ตัวdtuuaเดิมdəəmมีmiiเสียงsǐiangซ่าsâa
The singer asked to switch to another mic because the current one has static.
If the mic is silent, check the switch and battery first.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไมค์ said ไม้?
mái
- Silent letterค์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.Spoken toneSaid with a High tone in everyday Thai, as if written ไม้ (mái). The spelling rule would give a Mid tone.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
ResultSpoken tone
High tone
mái
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Spelling rule: Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Spoken tone Said with a High tone in everyday Thai. The spelling rule would give a Mid tone, but this loanword follows how it's actually pronounced. Say it as if written ไม้ (mái).
ค์ 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 | — | — |
The chart shows the spelling rule. In everyday Thai, this syllable is said with a High tone instead.