ไม่ไอ
mâi-aiMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] not cough
To not cough; used to say that someone is not coughing.
Examples
ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ไม่ไอmâi-aiไม่ไอmâi-ai[to] not coughแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
I'm not coughing now.
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After taking the medicine, I slept well last night and didn't cough at all.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàยังyangมีmiiน้ำมูกnáam-mûukนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ดีใจdii-jaiที่tîiไม่ไอmâi-aiแล้วlɛ́ɛoเวลาwee-laaอยู่ในyùu-naiห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chum
Even though I still have a bit of a runny nose, I'm glad I don't cough anymore when I'm in a meeting room.
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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ไม่ไอmâi-aiไม่ไอmâi-ai[to] not cough[to] not coughWord