ไม่เป็นไร(mâi bpen rai)
Meanings
1InterjectionA1
[!] it's okay; no problem; never mind
Used to reassure or downplay an issue: it’s okay, no problem, never mind; commonly in response to apologies or thanks.
2InterjectionA2
doesn’t matter; it’s fine
Used to indicate that something is not important or you don’t mind (e.g., about choices, small mistakes).
Examples
จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)กินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)3[to] dine; go eat togetherหรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)3otherwise; or else (formal)ก๋วยเตี๋ยวgŭuai-dtĭiaoก๋วยเตี๋ยวgŭuai-dtĭiaoThai noodle dishก็ได้gôr dâaiก็ได้gôr dâai1[phr] okay; fine; that works2[phr] ... is also acceptable3[phr] you may; if you want4[phr] it's okay if; it's fine to5[phr] optionality / non-necessityครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particleไม่เป็นไรmâi bpen raiไม่เป็นไรmâi bpen rai1[!] it's okay; no problem; never mind2doesn’t matter; it’s fineครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particleผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ทานtaanทานtaan1[to] eat (polite/formal); consume2[to] take (medicine)3almsgiving; charity (Buddhist ‘ทาน’)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedหมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogether
Rice or noodles is fine. It's no problem. I can eat anything.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ไม่มีปัญหาmâi mee bpan-hăaไม่มีปัญหาmâi mee bpan-hăa1[!] no problem; it’s okay; sure2[to] have no problem; be fine
- [!] no problem; it’s okay; sure
- [to] have no problem; be fine
ช่างchângช่างchâng1never mind; let it be2how (exclamatory)3artisan; mechanic; technician4crafts-; technical (prefix)5[to] be inclined to; be prone to (do often)
- never mind; let it be
- how (exclamatory)
- artisan; mechanic; technician
- crafts-; technical (prefix)
- [to] be inclined to; be prone to (do often)
ยินดีตวยเน้อyin dee dtuuai nêrยินดีตวยเน้อyin dee dtuuai nêryou're welcome; my pleasure (Northern Thai)
you're welcome; my pleasure (Northern Thai)
เรื่องเล็กน้อยrêuuang lék nóiเรื่องเล็กน้อยrêuuang lék nói1trivial matter; minor issue2no big deal; don’t mention it
- trivial matter; minor issue
- no big deal; don’t mention it
ไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-raiไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-rai1nothing; there is nothing2it's nothing; nothing's wrong
- nothing; there is nothing
- it's nothing; nothing's wrong
Word Breakdown
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ไม่เป็นไรmâi bpen raiไม่เป็นไรmâi bpen rai[!] it's okay; no problem; never mind