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mâi-bpangMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
not great; unimpressive
A modern slang term for something that is not amazing, successful, popular, or impressive; a flop.
Examples
ชุดchútชุดchút1set; collection2outfit; suit; uniform3classifier for sets/outfits/equipment4series; batchที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ไปงานbpai-ngaanไปงานbpai-ngaan[to] attend [an event]วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentไม่ปังmâi-bpangไม่ปังmâi-bpangnot great; unimpressiveเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
The outfit she wore to the event today wasn't impressive at all.
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เราraoคาดหวังkâat-wǎngกับgàpหนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiไว้wáiสูงsǔungมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛดูduuจบjòpแล้วlɛ́ɛoรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaมันmanไม่ปังmâi-bpangเท่าที่tâo-tîiคิดkít
We had high expectations for this movie, but after watching it, we felt it wasn't as amazing as we thought.
คาเฟ่kaa-fêeเปิดใหม่bpə̀ət-màiร้านนั้นráan-nánดูduuไม่ปังmâi-bpangเลยləəiนะnáไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iมีmiiคนkonเข้าkâoเลยləəi
That new café looks like a flop, doesn't it? There are hardly any customers.
ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàทุ่มtûmงบngópโฆษณาkoo-sà-naaไปbpaiเยอะyə́แต่dtɛ̀ɛยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiคอลเลคชั่นkɔɔn-lêek-chânใหม่màiก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่mâiปังbpangเท่าที่ควรtâo-tîi-kuuan
Despite pouring a large budget into advertising, the sales for the new collection are still not as successful as they should be.
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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ปังbpangปังbpang1awesome; a hit; highly successful (slang)2bang; boom (sound)awesome; a hit; highly successful (slang)Part 2
ไม่ปังmâi-bpangไม่ปังmâi-bpangnot great; unimpressivenot great; unimpressiveWord