ไม่น่าจะ(mâi nâa jà)
Meanings
1AdverbA2
unlikely; probably not
Used to say that something is unlikely to happen or is probably not true.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่น่าจะmâi nâa jàไม่น่าจะmâi nâa jà1unlikely; probably not2shouldn't (expressing regret/disapproval)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
He is probably not at home.
2AdverbB1
shouldn't (expressing regret/disapproval)
Used to say that someone should not have done something or that it was not appropriate (often with 'เลยเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)').
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herไม่น่าจะmâi nâa jàไม่น่าจะmâi nâa jà1unlikely; probably not2shouldn't (expressing regret/disapproval)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutแบบนั้นbàep nánแบบนั้นbàep nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
You really shouldn't have spoken to him like that.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
คงมิkong mîคงมิkong mîprobably not; unlikely (archaic/formal)
probably not; unlikely (archaic/formal)
คงจะไม่kong jà mâiคงจะไม่kong jà mâiprobably not; likely won't
probably not; likely won't
คงไม่kong mâiคงไม่kong mâiprobably not; unlikely; I don't think so
probably not; unlikely; I don't think so
ไม่น่าmâi nâaไม่น่าmâi nâa1[!] what a shame; shouldn't have2shouldn't; shouldn't have3unlikely; probably not
- [!] what a shame; shouldn't have
- shouldn't; shouldn't have
- unlikely; probably not
อาจจะไม่àat jà mâiอาจจะไม่àat jà mâimaybe not; might not
maybe not; might not
Word Breakdown
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ไม่น่าจะmâi nâa jàไม่น่าจะmâi nâa jàunlikely; probably not