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mâi-hǎaiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] not recover (from illness)
To not have recovered from an illness; to still be sick.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นไข้bpen-kâiเป็นไข้bpen-kâi[to] have a fever; be feverishยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่หายmâi-hǎaiไม่หายmâi-hǎai1[to] not recover (from illness)2[to] not disappear; not be lost
He has a fever; he's still not better.
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I took medicine, but my headache still hasn't gone away.
Mom has been coughing for a week and she's still not over it.
เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakอาการaa-gaanหวัดwàtของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoยังyangไม่mâiหายดีhǎai-diiเขาkǎoจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngลาlaaหยุดเรียนyùt-riianต่อdtɔ̀ɔอีกìikสองsɔ̌ɔngวันwan
Since his cold hasn't fully recovered, he has to take two more days off from school.
2VerbA2
[to] not disappear; not be lost
To not have disappeared or been lost; to still be present.
Examples
กระเป๋าเงินgrà-bpǎo-ngənกระเป๋าเงินgrà-bpǎo-ngən1wallet; coin purse2one’s finances (figurative)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskไม่หายmâi-hǎaiไม่หายmâi-hǎai1[to] not recover (from illness)2[to] not disappear; not be lost
My wallet is on the table; it hasn't disappeared.
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ฉันchǎnทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatห้องhɔ̂ngแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛกลิ่นอับglìn-àpยังyangไม่mâiหายไปเลยhǎai-bpai-ləəi
I've cleaned the room, but the musty smell still hasn't gone away.
รอยช้ำrɔɔi-chámที่tîiขาkǎaของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnผ่านมาpàan-maaหลายlǎaiวันwanแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂ยังyangไม่หายmâi-hǎai
The bruise on my leg still has not faded after many days.
ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàซักsákไปbpaiหลายรอบlǎai-rɔ̂ɔpแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛคราบkrâapบนbonเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaตัวdtuuaนี้níiก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่mâiหายไปhǎai-bpaiซะทีsá-tii
Even after washing it several times, the stain on this shirt just won't disappear.
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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หายhǎaiหายhǎai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)[to] disappear; be gonePart 2
ไม่หายmâi-hǎaiไม่หายmâi-hǎai[to] not recover (from illness)[to] not recover (from illness)Word