ไม่แน่น
mâi-nɛ̂nMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
loose; not tight
loose, not tight, or not firm; wobbly.
Examples
ขาโต๊ะkǎa-dtóขาโต๊ะkǎa-dtótable legตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไม่แน่นmâi-nɛ̂nไม่แน่นmâi-nɛ̂n1loose; not tight2not crowded
This table leg is wobbly.
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Could you please tighten the nut? It's still loose.
Be careful, that ladder is not firm; it might fall.
ฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngเอาaoเข็มขัดkěm-kàtเส้นsênนี้níiไปbpaiเจาะรูjɔ̀-ruuเพิ่มpə̂əmเพราะprɔ́มันmanไม่แน่นmâi-nɛ̂nพอดีpɔɔ-diiกับgàpเอวeeoฉันchǎn
I need to get an extra hole punched in this belt because it's not tight enough for my waist.
2AdjectiveB1
not crowded
not crowded or not packed; having space.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentรถเมล์rót mayรถเมล์rót maybus; city busไม่แน่นmài nâenไม่แน่นmài nâen1loose; not tight2not crowdedเท่าไหร่tâo ràiเท่าไหร่tâo rài1how much/how many (amount/price)2how (to what degree/extent)3not much/many (after negation)4no matter how much/manyขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)สบายๆsà-baai sà-baaiสบายๆsà-baai sà-baai1relaxed; easygoing2comfortably; casually; without pressure3no worries; take it easy4easily; with little effort
The bus is not too crowded today; it's comfortable to get on.
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ถ้าtâaเราraoไปbpaiดูหนังduu-nǎngวันธรรมดาwan-tam-má-daaคนkonน่าจะnâa-jàไม่แน่นmâi-nɛ̂nเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanวันเสาร์อาทิตย์wan-sǎo-aa-tít
If we go to the movies on a weekday, it probably won't be as crowded as on the weekend.
ฉันchănชอบchôpมาmaaเดินห้างdern hâangนี้néeตอนเช้าๆdton cháo cháoเพราะpráwคนkonยังyangไม่แน่นmài nâenเดินdernเลือกlêuuakของkŏngได้dâiสบายsà-baai
I like to come to this mall in the morning because it's not crowded yet, so I can shop comfortably.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเป็นช่วงbpen-chûuangเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaanแต่dtɛ̀ɛชายหาดchaai-hàatแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiกลับglàpไม่แน่นmâi-nɛ̂nอย่างที่yàang-tîiคิดkítอาจàatเป็นเพราะbpen-prɔ́คนส่วนใหญ่kon-sùuan-yàiยังyangไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iรู้จักrúu-jàk
Even though it's the festival season, this beach is not as packed as I thought, perhaps because most people don't know about it yet.
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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แน่นnɛ̂nแน่นnɛ̂n1tight; secure; firm2crowded; packed3uncomfortably full; bloated; tight4dense; compact5solid; reliable; certain (figurative)tight; secure; firmPart 2
ไม่แน่นmâi-nɛ̂nไม่แน่นmâi-nɛ̂nloose; not tightloose; not tightWord