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mâi-glaiMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
not far; near
not far; near; close by.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainไม่ไกลmâi-glaiไม่ไกลmâi-glainot far; near
My house is not far.
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The market is not far from here, you can walk.
It's not far from the hotel to the train station, right?
เราraoไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoร้านนั้นráan-nánกันganเถอะtə̀เพราะprɔ́มันmanอยู่yùuไม่ไกลmâi-glaiจากjàakออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítและlɛ́อาหารaa-hǎanก็gɔ̂อร่อยà-rɔ̀iด้วยdûuai
Let's go eat at that restaurant, because it's not far from the office and the food is also delicious.
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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ไกลglaiไกลglai1far; distant2far; to a distant place3far (in time/relationship); distantfar; distantPart 2
ไม่ไกลmâi-glaiไม่ไกลmâi-glainot far; nearnot far; nearWord