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ไหม maiH |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | มั้ย |
IPA | máj |
Royal Thai General System | mai |
[adverb, particle] | |||
definition | [alternative, colloquial pronunciation of ไหม, word added at the end of a statement to indicate a question] | ||
examples | เข้าใจไหม | khaoF jaiM maiH | Do you understand? |
ถ่ายรูปได้ไหม | thaaiL ruupF daiF maiH | May I take a picture? | |
อากาศดีไหม | aaM gaatL deeM maiH | Is the weather nice? | |
ใช่ไหม | chaiF maiH | ...isn't it?; aren't they?; isn't that right?; right?; are you?; aren't you? etc. | |
ได้ไหม | daiF maiH | "...may I?" — "...can you?" — ...can I? | |
จะรังเกียจไหมครับ ถ้า | jaL rangM giiatL maiH khrapH thaaF | "Would you mind if... ?" | |
เป็นไปได้ไหม | bpenM bpaiM daiF maiH | Is it possible (that)... ? | |
sample sentences | |||
น่ารักไหม เค้ากำลังเรียนรู้ภาษาไทย naaF rakH maiH khaaoH gamM langM riianM ruuH phaaM saaR thaiM "Isn’t that cute! He is taking up Thai!" | |||
ยังครับ คุณต้องการจะเช่าไหม yangM khrapH khoonM dtawngF gaanM jaL chaoF maiH "Not yet, do you want to rent it?" | |||
[คนขับแท็กซี่] เก้าบาทก็แล้วกัน ไปไหม khohnM khapL thaekH seeF gaaoF baatL gaawF laaeoH ganM bpaiM maiH [Taxi Driver.]"Let's say nine baht. Do you want to go?" | |||