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mâi-hâiMeanings
1VerbA1
[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give
to not give or provide something.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
He won't give me money.
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My younger sibling won't give me the doll.
I asked for the Wi-Fi password, but the staff wouldn't give it.
The shop doesn't give a discount for this product.
2VerbA2
[to] not allow; not let; forbid
to refuse permission or prevent someone from doing something (pattern: ไม่ให้ไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to prevent + [sb] + [verb]).
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketไอศกรีมai-sà-griimไอศกรีมai-sà-griimice cream
Mom doesn't let me eat ice cream.
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Dad won't let my older brother borrow the car.
The school doesn't allow students to dye their hair.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàขอร้องkɔ̌ɔ-rɔ́ɔngแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ไม่ให้mâi-hâiเขาkǎoเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiห้องhɔ̂ngนั้นnán
Even though he begged, I didn't let him enter that room.
3ConjunctionB1
so that not; in order to prevent
used before a clause to mean “so that … does not happen.”
Examples
ปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3closed; shut; not open4[to] cover; seal5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangหน้าต่างnâa-dtàang1window2window (computing)ไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventยุงyungยุงyungmosquitoเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)
Close the window so the mosquitoes don't get in.
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We have to leave home early so we are not late for work.
She wore a sweater so that she wouldn't catch a cold.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanออกɔ̀ɔkมาตรmâatการควบคุมgaan-kûuap-kumราคาสินค้าraa-kaa-sǐn-káaไม่ให้mâi-hâiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonเดือดร้อนdʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔn
The government issued measures to control product prices so that the public would not suffer.
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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ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)[to] give; providePart 2
ไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give[to] not give; withhold; refuse to giveWord