ไม่น่าเชื่อ
mâi nâa chêuuaMeanings
1InterjectionA2
unbelievable!
used to express surprise or disbelief; 'unbelievable!'
Examples
ไม่น่าเชื่อmâi nâa chêuuaไม่น่าเชื่อmâi nâa chêuua1unbelievable!2unbelievable; incredible; hard to believeเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนไทยkon taiคนไทยkon taiThai person; Thai people; Thai national
Unbelievable! He is Thai.
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Unbelievable! She won the first prize.
Unbelievable that our team could win!
ไม่น่าเชื่อmâi nâa chêuuaเลยloieว่าwâaพวกเขาpûuak kăoจะjàแต่งงานdtàeng ngaanกันganทั้งtángที่รู้จักtêe róo jàkกันganแค่kâeเดือนdeuuanเดียวdiiao
It's unbelievable that they're getting married, even though they've only known each other for a month.
2AdjectiveA2
unbelievable; incredible; hard to believe
not believable; so surprising or unusual that it is hard to believe.
Examples
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Yesterday's news was a story that was hard to believe.
What I saw was extremely hard to believe.
เป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangไม่น่าเชื่อmâi nâa chêuuaที่têeเด็กdèkตัวเล็กdtuua lékแค่นี้kâe néeจะjàเล่นlênเปียโนbpia-nohได้dâiเก่งgèngขนาดนั้นkà-nàat nán
It's hard to believe that such a small child can play the piano that well.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 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
ไม่น่าmâi nâaไม่น่าmâi nâa1what a shame; shouldn't have2shouldn't; shouldn't have3unlikely; probably notwhat a shame; shouldn't havePart 1
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เชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)to believe [sth/sb]Part 2
ไม่น่าเชื่อmâi nâa chêuuaไม่น่าเชื่อmâi nâa chêuuaunbelievable!unbelievable!Word