ไมเนอร์
mai-nə̂əMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
minor (music)
relating to a minor key, scale, or chord in music; often perceived as sad or dark
Examples
เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)อยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]คีย์ไมเนอร์kii-mai-nə̂əคีย์ไมเนอร์kii-mai-nə̂əminor key (music)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ออกโทนɔ̀ɔk-toonออกโทนɔ̀ɔk-toon1[to] have a tone; lean toward [a color]2[to] read as; give off a tone (style/mood)เศร้าsâoเศร้าsâosad; sorrowful
This song is in a minor key and sounds sad.
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ตอนdtɔɔnซ้อมsɔ́ɔmเราraoเปลี่ยนbplìianจากjàakคีย์เมเจอร์kii-mee-jə̂əเป็นbpenไมเนอร์mai-nə̂əทำให้tam-hâiอารมณ์เพลงaa-rom-pleengหม่นmònลงlong
During practice, we changed from a major key to minor, making the mood of the song darker.
ท่อนฮุคtɔ̂ɔn-húkใช้cháiสเกลไมเนอร์sà-geen-mai-nə̂əธรรมชาติtam-má-châatจึงjʉngให้hâiความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kโหยหาhǒoi-hǎa
The hook uses the natural minor scale, so it gives a yearning feeling.
หากhàakเพิ่มpə̂əmคอร์ดไมเนอร์kɔ́ɔt-mai-nə̂əเจ็ดjètในช่วงnai-chûuangบริดจ์brìtจะjàช่วยchûuaiขับเน้นkàp-nénบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatหม่นmònเศร้าsâoได้dâaiลึกlʉ́kขึ้นkʉ̂n
If we add a minor seventh chord in the bridge, it will deepen the somber atmosphere.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไมเนอร์ said ไม-เน่อ?
mai-nə̂ə
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
Result
Mid tone
mai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |