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mâi-rúuMeanings
1VerbA1
[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain
to not have knowledge or information about something; to be unaware or uncertain.
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ไม่รู้mâi-rúuไม่รู้mâi-rúu1[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain2I don't know.ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hill
I don't know his name.
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She doesn't know the way to the police station.
At first, I didn't know that he was your older brother.
That child doesn't know what they did wrong.
2InterjectionA1
I don't know.
used as a common reply to indicate that one does not know the answer to a question.
Examples
Aนี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)Bไม่รู้mâi-rúuไม่รู้mâi-rúu1[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain2I don't know.
A: What is this? B: Don't know.
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A: Where did he go? B: I don't know.
A: When will the shop open again? B: I have no idea.
A: Why isn't he here yet? B: I dunno, try calling him.
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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รู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceive[to] know; be aware ofPart 2
ไม่รู้mâi-rúuไม่รู้mâi-rúu[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertainWord