ไม่น่า(mâi nâa)
Meanings
1InterjectionB1
[!] what a shame; shouldn't have
exclamation showing regret or disappointment about what happened; often with เลยเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives) (e.g., ไม่น่าเลย!)
Examples
ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)อดòtอดòt1[to] refrain; [to] resist (doing)2[to] fast; [to] abstain from food3cannot help but (with ได้/ไม่ไหว construction)4[to] go without; [to] forgoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ไม่น่าmâi nâaไม่น่าmâi nâa1[!] what a shame; shouldn't have2shouldn't; shouldn't have3unlikely; probably notเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
It's raining heavily, so we can't go out. What a shame.
2AdverbB1
shouldn't; shouldn't have
placed before a verb or adjective to express judgment/advice that [sth] should not happen or be so; often used to show regret about a past action (e.g., ไม่น่าทำเลย); not about probability
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herไม่น่าmâi nâaไม่น่าmâi nâa1[!] what a shame; shouldn't have2shouldn't; shouldn't have3unlikely; probably notกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketเค้กkékเค้กkékcake (sweet baked dessert)ชิ้นchínชิ้นchín1classifier: pieces/items2piece; item; fragment; sliceนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingเสียแล้วsĭia láewเสียแล้วsĭia láew1already (final/regretful tone)2[to] pass away (polite)
You shouldn't have eaten that piece of cake, it was spoiled.
3AdverbB2
unlikely; probably not
used with จะจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals) (ไม่น่าจะไม่น่าจะmâi nâa jà1unlikely; probably not2shouldn't (expressing regret/disapproval)...) to indicate low probability or that something is not expected to happen
Examples
ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeฟ้าfáaฟ้าfáa1sky2heaven; divine realm3light blue; sky blueสิsìสิsì1[!] emphatic particle (statement)2[!] urging/encouraging particle (imperative)3[!] reassuring/affirming particleมืดmêuutมืดmêuut1dark; lacking light2late; after dark3[to] get dark; become dark4gloomy; obscure (figurative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ไม่น่าจะmâi nâa jàไม่น่าจะmâi nâa jà1unlikely; probably not2shouldn't (expressing regret/disapproval)รอดrôotรอดrôot1[to] survive; escape harm2[to] be spared; be exempt3[to] pass; get through; fit through; be allowed throughฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)
Look at the sky, it's getting dark. It's unlikely we'll escape the rain today.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ไม่ควรmâi kuuanไม่ควรmâi kuuan1should not; ought not2inappropriate; improper
- should not; ought not
- inappropriate; improper
คงไม่kong mâiคงไม่kong mâiprobably not; unlikely; I don't think so
probably not; unlikely; I don't think so
ไม่น่าจะmâi nâa jàไม่น่าจะmâi nâa jà1unlikely; probably not2shouldn't (expressing regret/disapproval)
- unlikely; probably not
- shouldn't (expressing regret/disapproval)
คงจะไม่kong jà mâiคงจะไม่kong jà mâiprobably not; likely won't
probably not; likely won't
น่าเสียดายnâa sĭia-daaiน่าเสียดายnâa sĭia-daai1regrettable; unfortunate2regrettably; unfortunately3what a pity; that's too bad
- regrettable; unfortunate
- regrettably; unfortunately
- what a pity; that's too bad
Word Breakdown
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ไม่น่าmâi nâaไม่น่าmâi nâa[!] what a shame; shouldn't have