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mâi-tʉ̌ngMeanings
1NounA2
less than; not as many as
less than a particular number, amount, or level.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)คนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personอายุaa-yúอายุaa-yú1age2[to] be X years old3lifespan; service lifeไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ngไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ng1less than; not as many as2[to] not reach; not arriveสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenขวบkùuapขวบkùuap1year of age (especially for young children)2CLF: years of age (young children)
This child is less than ten years old.
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The movie ticket costs less than 200 baht.
จากjàakบ้านbâanฉันchǎnไปbpaiที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaไม่mâiถึงครึ่งtʉ̌ng-krʉ̂ngชั่วโมงchûua-moong
It takes less than half an hour to get from my home to work.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàประหยัดbprà-yàtมากmâakแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiเงินเก็บngən-gèpของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่mâiถึงtʉ̌ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ngล้านláanบาทbàat
No matter how much he saves, his savings are still less than one million baht.
2VerbA2
[to] not reach; not arrive
To fail to reach a destination, point, or level, or not to arrive there; context may imply 'not yet'.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâanถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâan[to] arrive home
I haven't arrived home yet.
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What time is it now? It's not noon yet, right?
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanโทรมาtoo-maaถามtǎamว่าwâaถึงไหนtʉ̌ng-nǎiแล้วlɛ́ɛoผมpǒmบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaยังyangไม่mâiถึงtʉ̌ngสถานีรถไฟsà-tǎa-nii-rót-faiเลยləəi
My friend called to ask where I was. I said I hadn't reached the train station yet.
เขาkǎoน่าจะnâa-jàยังyangไม่mâiถึงtʉ̌ngออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítเพราะprɔ́ปกติbpòk-gà-dtìเขาkǎoจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmทำงานtam-ngaanตอนdtɔɔnเก้าgâaoโมงmoong
He probably hasn't arrived at the office yet because he usually starts work at 9 a.m.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
mâi
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ngไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ngless than; not as many asless than; not as many asWord