ไม่มีอะไร

mâi-mii-à-rai

Meanings

1NounA1

nothing; there is nothing

nothing; there is nothing; not anything.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กล่องglɔ̀ngกล่องglɔ̀ng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-raiไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-rai1nothing; there is nothing2it's nothing; nothing's wrong
There is nothing in the box.
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มีอะไรmii-à-raiในnaiกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-rai
What's in the bag? - Nothing.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnไปbpaiตลาดdtà-làatแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-raiน่าnâaซื้อsʉ́ʉเลยləəi
I went to the market yesterday, but there was nothing interesting to buy.
เขาkǎoเปิดbpə̀ətตู้เย็นdtûu-yenแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂ปิดbpìtเพราะprɔ́ไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-raiกินgin
He opened the fridge and then closed it because there was nothing to eat.
2NounA2

it's nothing; nothing's wrong

used to reassure that nothing is the matter or nothing happened; 'it's nothing; nothing's wrong.' Not typically a reply to thanks.

Examples

เป็นอะไรbpen-à-raiเป็นอะไรbpen-à-raiWhat's wrong?; What's the matter?หรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàaoหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàao1yes–no question particle (“…or not?”)2whether … or notไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-raiไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-rai1nothing; there is nothing2it's nothing; nothing's wrong
Is something wrong? - Nothing's wrong.
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เห็นhĕnคุณkunทำหน้าtam nâaเครียดkrîatมีอะไรmee à-raiเหรอrŏeอ๋อŏrไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-raiครับkrápแค่kâeคิดkítอะไรà-raiเพลินๆplern-plern
I saw you looked stressed, is something the matter? - Oh, it's nothing. I was just lost in thought.
เมื่อกี้mêuua géeเสียงsĭiangอะไรà-raiน่ะnâไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-raiจ้ะjâของkŏngตกdtòkเฉยๆchŏei chŏei
What was that noise just now? - It was nothing, just something that fell.
เธอtəəร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiทำไมtam-maiมีใครmii-kraiทำอะไรtam-à-raiให้hâiไม่พอใจmâi-pɔɔ-jaiเหรอrə̌əเปล่าbplàaoไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-raiแค่kɛ̂ɛฝุ่นfùnเข้าตาkâo-dtaa
Why are you crying? Did someone upset you? - No, it's nothing. Just some dust in my eye.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

4 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

ไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockto not have; lackPart 1
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อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)whatPart 2
ไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-raiไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-rainothing; there is nothingnothing; there is nothingWord

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