Thai Vocabulary: 6. Fast Negatives
Learn how negative phrases behave when spoken quickly and casually.
ไม่รู้
mâi-rúu
falling-high
don't know
ไม่เอา
mâi-ao
falling-mid
don't want, no thanks
ไม่ใช่
mâi châi
falling-falling
no, that's not right
ไม่ได้
mâi dâai
falling-falling Adv. phrase
did not, cannot, not able to
ไม่ต้อง
mâi dtɔ̂ng
falling-falling phrase
do not need to, don't have to
ไม่เป็นไร
mâi-bpen-rai
falling-mid-mid
no problem, you're welcome
ยังไม่
yang-mâi
mid-falling
not yet
ยังไม่ได้
yang mâi dâi
mid-falling-falling
not yet
ไม่ค่อย
mâi-khɔ̂i
falling-falling
not really, not very
ไม่ค่อยรู้
mâi khɔ̂i rúu
falling-falling-high
don't really know
ไม่ทัน
mâi-than
falling-mid verb
not in time; unable to catch up
ไม่ไหวแล้ว
mâi wăi láew
falling-mid-high
I can't take it anymore
Vocabulary (12 words)
- ไม่รู้ mâi-rúu
- don't know
- ไม่เอา mâi-ao
- don't want, no thanks
- ไม่ใช่ mâi châi
- no, that's not right
- ไม่ได้ mâi dâai
- did not, cannot, not able to
- ไม่ต้อง mâi dtɔ̂ng
- do not need to, don't have to
- ไม่เป็นไร mâi-bpen-rai
- no problem, you're welcome
- ยังไม่ yang-mâi
- not yet
- ยังไม่ได้ yang mâi dâi
- not yet
- ไม่ค่อย mâi-khɔ̂i
- not really, not very
- ไม่ค่อยรู้ mâi khɔ̂i rúu
- don't really know
- ไม่ทัน mâi-than
- not in time; unable to catch up
- ไม่ไหวแล้ว mâi wăi láew
- I can't take it anymore