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mâi-nɛ̂ɛMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
uncertain; unsure
uncertain, unsure, or not definite
Examples
กำหนดการgam-nòt-gaanกำหนดการgam-nòt-gaanschedule; program; agendaของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsวันพรุ่งนี้wan-prûng-níiวันพรุ่งนี้wan-prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)แน่nɛ̂ɛแน่nɛ̂ɛ1certain; definite2surely; certainly; for sure
Tomorrow's schedule is still uncertain.
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เวลาwee-laaเลิกงานlə̂ək-ngaanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnยังyangไม่mâiแน่nɛ̂ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngดูงานduu-ngaanที่เหลือtîi-lʉ̌ʉaก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
My finish time at work is still uncertain; I have to check the remaining work first.
เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiยังyangไม่mâiแน่nɛ̂ɛพวกเราpûuak-raoต้องdtɔ̂ngรอดูrɔɔ-duuสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanไปก่อนbpai-gɔ̀ɔn
This matter is not definite yet; we have to wait and see the situation.
ผลการแข่งขันpǒn-gaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnยังyangไม่mâiแน่nɛ̂ɛหรอกrɔ̀kจนกว่าjon-gwàaกรรมการgam-má-gaanจะjàเป่าbpàoนกหวีดnók-wìitหมดเวลาmòt-wee-laa
The result of the match is still uncertain until the referee blows the final whistle.
2AdverbA2
maybe; perhaps
maybe, perhaps, or possibly
Examples
ไม่แน่mâi-nɛ̂ɛไม่แน่mâi-nɛ̂ɛ1uncertain; unsure2maybe; perhapsเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอาจจะàat-jàอาจจะàat-jàmaybe; perhaps; mightมาหาmaa-hǎaมาหาmaa-hǎa1[to] come see/visit [sb]2[to] come looking for [sth]เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonight
Maybe he will come to see us tonight.
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Take an umbrella with you; perhaps it will rain heavily.
อย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngทิ้งtíngคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiนะnáไม่แน่mâi-nɛ̂ɛอาจจะàat-jàยังyangซ่อมได้sɔ̂m-dâai
Don't throw this computer away just yet; possibly it can still be fixed.
ถ้าtâaพวกเราpûuak-raoรีบrîipออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâanตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiไม่แน่mâi-nɛ̂ɛเราraoอาจจะàat-jàไปbpaiทันtanดูหนังduu-nǎngรอบrɔ̂ɔpแรกrɛ̂ɛk
If we hurry and leave the house right now, maybe we will be in time to catch the first movie showtime.
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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ไม่แน่mâi-nɛ̂ɛไม่แน่mâi-nɛ̂ɛuncertain; unsureuncertain; unsureWord