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mâi-lʉ́kMeanings
1AdjectiveA1
shallow; not deep
not deep; having little distance from the top or surface to the bottom.
Examples
จานjaanจานjaan1plate; dish (tableware)2classifier for plates/servings3dish antenna; satellite dishใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไม่ลึกmâi-lʉ́kไม่ลึกmâi-lʉ́k1shallow; not deep2superficial; not profound
This plate is not deep.
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This canal is not very deep.
สระว่ายน้ำsà-wâai-náamเด็กdèkไม่ลึกmâi-lʉ́kผู้ปกครองpûu-bpòk-krɔɔngจึงjʉngไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngกังวลgang-won
The children's pool is not deep, so parents don't have to worry.
We dug a hole that wasn't deep because we are only going to plant a small tree.
2AdjectiveB2
superficial; not profound
not profound, complex, or serious; superficial.
Examples
การสนทนาgaan-sǒn-tá-naaการสนทนาgaan-sǒn-tá-naaconversation; dialogue; discussionของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2oursเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangrather; quite; fairlyไม่ลึกmâi-lʉ́kไม่ลึกmâi-lʉ́k1shallow; not deep2superficial; not profoundเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)คุยกันkui-ganคุยกันkui-gan1[to] talk together; chat2[to] discuss; talk things through; negotiate3[to] be talking (romantically); be seeing each other (informal)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ดินฟ้าอากาศdin-fáa-aa-gàatดินฟ้าอากาศdin-fáa-aa-gàatweather
Our conversation last night was rather superficial; we only talked about the weather.
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บทวิเคราะห์bòt-wí-krɔ́เศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtฉบับchà-bàpนี้níiยังyangไม่mâiลึกlʉ́kพอpɔɔแค่kɛ̂ɛพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngข้อมูลพื้นฐานkɔ̂ɔ-muun-pʉ́ʉn-tǎanเท่านั้นtâo-nán
This economic analysis isn't profound enough; it only talks about basic data.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛหนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiจะมีjà-miiโปรดักชันbproo-dàk-chanที่tîiยิ่งใหญ่yîng-yàiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaกลับglàpไม่ลึกซึ้งmâi-lʉ́k-sʉ́ngและlɛ́ขาดkàatมิติmí-dtìที่tîiน่าสนใจnâa-sǒn-jai
Although this movie has grand production, its content is superficial and lacks interesting dimensions.
ความเข้าใจkwaam-kâo-jaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpประเด็นbprà-denทางการเมืองtaang-gaan-mʉʉangยังyangไม่mâiลึกlʉ́kเท่าไหร่tâo-ràiเขาkǎoมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnปัญหาbpan-hǎaแค่เพียงkɛ̂ɛ-piiangผิวเผินpǐu-pə̌ən
His understanding of political issues is not very profound; he only sees the problems superficially.
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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ไม่ลึกmâi-lʉ́kไม่ลึกmâi-lʉ́kshallow; not deepshallow; not deepWord