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ãËÁè  maiL
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1.[is] new; modern; fresh
2.anew; again; newly
3.[similar to the re- prefix in English, is added at the end of verbs and nouns to form new verbs and nouns that refer to the repeating of an action or process]
4.[similar to the re- prefix in English, added at the end of verbs and nouns to form new verbs and nouns that refer to a process opposite to one that has already taken place]
5.[similar to the re- prefix in English, added at the end of verbs and nouns to form new verbs and nouns which describe a change in the position or state of something]

pronunciation guide
Phonemic ThaiäËÚÁè
IPAmɑ̀j
Royal Thai General Systemmai

similar
sounding
äÁè, äËÁ, äÁé, äËÁé, ËÁÒÂ, ÁèÒÂ, ËÁéÒÂ, ÁÒÂ
1. common Thai word   [attributive verb]
definition
[is] new; modern; fresh

notesOnly 20 words in the Thai language are spelled with äÁéÁéǹ . Click here for the complete list.
categories
antonymà¡èÒ gaoL[of an object] [is] old; antique; decrepit
examples¢Öé¹ÂèÍ˹éÒãËÁèkheunF yaawF naaF maiLto begin a new paragraph
¹éͧãËÁènaawngH maiLfreshman; freshies
¹éͧãËÁènaawngH maiLnewborn brother; newborn sister; new member
»ÕãËÁèbpeeM maiLNew Year
á¼¹ãËÁèphaaenR maiLlatest model
Á×ÍãËÁèmeuuM maiLamateur; beginner; inexperienced person
Á×ÍãËÁèmeuuM maiL[is] untrained; amateur; inexperienced; [is] a beginner
àÁÕÂãËÁèmiiaM maiLa new wife
ÃÒ¤ÒãËÁèraaM khaaM maiLnew price
ÃØè¹ãËÁèroonF maiLnew model (of a product)
Çѹ»ÕãËÁèwanM bpeeM maiLNew Year's Day
ÊÁÑÂãËÁèsaL maiR maiLmodern times; modern era
ÊÇÑÊ´Õ»ÕãËÁèsaL watL deeM bpeeM maiLHappy New Year!
àËèͧ͢ãËÁèhuuhrL khaawngR maiLto be elated or too proud with new items one has received or possessed
ãËÁè¡ÇèÒmaiL gwaaLnewer than
ãËÁèàÍÕèÂÁmaiL iiamLbrand new; spanking new; mint (condition)
sample
sentences
¡ÒùÓàÍÒÅÒ´¹µÃÕ¾×鹺éÒ¹ ÁÒãÊèà¹×éÍãËÁèÁÒ¢ÒÂãËÁè ¤ÇÃÅÐÍÒÂ㨴éÇ à¾ÃÒÐà»ç¹¡ÒââÁ¤ÇÒÁ¤Ô´¢Í§¼ÙéÍ×è¹
gaanM nahmM aoM laayM dohnM dtreeM pheuunH baanF maaM saiL neuuaH maiL maaM khaayR maiL khuaanM laH aayM jaiM duayF phrawH bpenM gaanM khaL mooyM khwaamM khitH khaawngR phuuF euunL
"People should be ashamed of taking lines of traditional music, adding new material, and selling it as new music because it is stealing the ideas of other people."
¡Òúѭ­ÑµÔÈѾ·ìËÃ×Í¡ÒÃÁÕ¤ÓãËÁèÁÕºèÍà¡Ô´ËÅÒ·ҧ...
gaanM banM yatH sap[t]L reuuR gaanM meeM khahmM maiL meeM baawL geertL laayR thaangM
There are many sources and paths for developing new words. [...]
¡ÒÃÈÖ¡ÉÒÁÇŪ¹áÅÐÃкºÊ×èÍÊÒäÁ¹Ò¤ÁÊÁÑÂãËÁè¡ÓÅѧ·ÓãËéÀÒÉÒµèÒ§ æ ¹Ò¹Òã¹âÅ¡ÃèǧËÅè¹Å§ÁÒàËÁ×͹ãºäÁé¡ÅÒ§Ä´ÙáÅé§
gaanM seukL saaR muaanM chohnM laeH raH bohpL seuuL saanR khaH maH naaM khohmM saL maiR maiL gahmM langM thahmM haiF phaaM saaR dtaangL dtaangL naaM naaM naiM lohkF ruaangF lohnL lohngM maaM meuuanR baiM maaiH glaangM reuH duuM laaengH
"Public education and modern communication systems are causing many different languages to fall like leaves in the dry season."
¢ÕéãËÁèËÁÒËÍÁ
kheeF maiL maaR haawmR
"A new broom sweeps clean."
à¢Ò¤ÇèзÔé§ÇѹãËÁèãËé¹Ñ¡·èͧà·ÕèÂÇ¡ÅØèÁãËÁèä´éàÇÕ¹à¢éÒÁҾѡ¼è͹ ´×èÁ´èӡѺ·éͧ·ÐàÅ ËÒ´·ÃÒ áʧᴴ ÊÒÂÅÁ
khaoR khuaanM jaL thingH wanM maiL haiF nakH thaawngF thiaaoF gloomL maiL daiF wiianM khaoF maaM phakH phaawnL deuumL dahmL gapL thaawngH thaH laehM haatL saayM saaengR daaetL saayR lohmM
"They should allow the next group of tourists to come in and (to enjoy) the entire next day; (they should be able to) relax, sunbathe, and to become engrossed with the sea, the beach, the sunshine, and the breeze."
à¢ÒÃÐÍҡѺöà¡èҢͧà¢ÒàµçÁá¡èáÅеÑé§ã¨ÇèҨЫ×éÍãËÁè»Õ˹éÒ
khaoR raH aaM gapL rohtH gaoL khaawngR khaoR dtemM gaaeL laeH dtangF jaiM waaF jaL seuuH maiL bpeeM naaF
"He has been so fed up with his decrepit car and intended to buy a new one next year."
¤¹·ÕèºÇªáÅÐÊÖ¡ÍÍ¡ÁҨж×ÍÇèÒà»ç¹ ¤¹ãËÁè
khohnM theeF buaatL laeH seukL aawkL maaM jaL theuuR waaF bpenM khohnM maiL
"Persons who are ordained as a monk then leave the monkhood are considered to be 'new men'."
µéͧãËéâÍ¡ÒÊÃѰºÒÅãËÁèä´é¡Ãзӧҹà¾×è;ÔÊÙ¨¹ì½ÕÁ×ÍàÊÕ¡è͹¤è͵Եԧ
dtaawngF haiF ohM gaatL ratH thaL baanM maiL daiF graL thahmM ngaanM pheuuaF phiH suut[n]L feeR meuuM siiaR gaawnL khaawyF dtiL dtingM
"We should give the new government a chance to do something to prove (its worth) before criticising it."
·èÒ¹àªÔ­¼Áà¢éÒÃèÇÁÃѰºÒÅàÁ×èÍ»Õ òõòô Íѹà»ç¹ËÑÇàÅÕéÂÇËÑǵèͧ͢¡ÒÃÃͧÃѺÃѰ¸ÃÃÁ¹Ù­©ºÑºãËÁè
thanF cheernM phohmR khaoF ruaamF ratH thaL baanM meuuaF bpeeM saawngR haaF saawngR seeL anM bpenM huaaR liaaoH huaaR dtaawL khaawngR gaanM raawngM rapH ratH thamM maH nuunM chaL bapL maiL
"Back in 2524 (1981) he invited me to join him in forming a goverment; this became a turning point toward adopting a new constitution."
¹âºÒÂËÒàÊÕ§¢Í§¾Ãä¡ÒÃàÁ×ͧãËÁè¨Ö§¤ÅѺ¤ÅéÒ¡Ѻ¹âºÒ»ÃЪҹÔÂÁ¢Í§¾Ãää·ÂÃÑ¡ä·Â
naH yohM baayM haaR siiangR khaawngR phakH gaanM meuuangM maiL jeungM khlapH khlaayH gapL naH yohM baayM bpraL chaaM niH yohmM khaawngR phakH thaiM rakH thaiM
"The policies for obtaining votes espoused by these new political parties vaguely resemble the Populist policies of Thai Rak Thai party."
¹ÒÂ¡Ï ¤¹ãËÁè¨Ö§¨Ðµéͧà»ç¹¤¹·Õèá¢ç§ «Ö觤³Ð»¯ÔÃÙ» æ à¡Ã§ã¨ à¾ÃÒÐà»ç¹ÃØè¹¾Õè áÅÐà»ç¹Í´Õµ¼ÙéºÑ§¤ÑººÑ­ªÒ
naaM yohkH khohnM maiL jeungM jaL dtaawngF bpenM khohnM theeF khaengR seungF khaH naH bpaL dtiL ruupF khaH naH bpaL dtiL ruupF graehngM jaiM phrawH bpenM roonF pheeF laeH bpenM aL deetL phuuF bangM khapH banM chaaM
"The new prime minister must be a strong person whom the Council for Administrative Reform holds in high regard due to the fact that (the prime minister) is a senior (in military rank) and because his is a former (military) commander."
¹Õè¤×ÍöãËÁè¢Í§©Ñ¹
neeF kheuuM rohtH maiL khaawngR chanR
"This is my new car."
¹ÕèöãËÁèãªèäËÁ¤Ð
neeF rohtH maiL chaiF maiR khaH
[spoken by female] "Is this a new car?"
㹡ÒûÃЪØÁ¹Ñ´ÊØ´·éÒ¤Áª.ÁÕÁµÔ·Ô駷ǹÇèÒÃÁÇ..¡ÅÒâËÁ¤¹ãËÁèµéͧà»ç¹·ËÒ÷Õèà»ç¹¡ÅÒ§ áÅÐäÁèÊѧ¡Ñ´¾Ãä
naiM gaanM bpraL choomM natH sootL thaayH meeM maH dtiL thingH thuaanM waaF gaL laaM hohmR khohnM maiL dtaawngF bpenM thaH haanR theeF bpenM glaangM laeH maiF sangR gatL phakH
"At their last meeting, the Council for National Security decided as a parting shot that the Minister of Defense must be a member of the military who is neutral and is not affiliated with any political party."
ºéÒ¹ãËÁè¢Í§à¢ÒãË­èÁÒ¡
baanF maiL khaawngR khaoR yaiL maakF
"His new house is very big."
»Ñ­ËÒ·ÕèÊÒÁ ¤×ͤÇÒÁÃèÓÃÇÂ㹤ӢͧÀÒÉÒä·Â «Ö觾ǡàÃÒ¹Ö¡ÇèÒäÁèÃèÓÃÇÂ¾Í ¨Ö§µéͧÁպѭ­ÑµÔÈѾ·ìãËÁèÁÒãªé...
bpanM haaR theeF saamR kheuuM khwaamM rahmF ruayM naiM khahmM khaawngR phaaM saaR thaiM seungF phuaakF raoM neukH waaF maiF rahmF ruayM phaawM jeungM dtaawngF meeM banM yatH sap[t]L maiL maaM chaiH
A third issue is the richness of our Thai vocabulary which some of us think is not rich enough. We therefore want to create new words to use. [...]
ÁÕà¹×éÍËÒàÃÕ¡Ãéͧ¢Í¤ÇÒÁàËç¹ã¨¨Ò¡Êѧ¤Á áÅÐáºÐ·èÒ¾ÃéÍÁà¨Ã¨Ò¡Ñº¡ÅØèÁÍÓ¹Ò¨ãËÁè
meeM neuuaH haaR riiakF raawngH khaawR khwaamM henR jaiM jaakL sangR khohmM laeH baeL thaaF phraawmH jaehnM jaaM gapL gloomL ahmM naatF maiL
"The gist was to call for sympathy from society and to hint at a readiness to negotiate with the new powers that be."
àÁ×èÍ·Òá¤ÅÍ´¾èÍáÁè¨ÐµéͧàµÃÕÂÁÍÙèäÇéÊÓËÃѺà´ç¡·Õèà¡Ô´ãËÁè´éÇÂ
meuuaF thaaM rohkH khlaawtF phaawF maaeF jaL dtaawngF dtriiamM uuL waiH sahmR rapL dekL theeF geertL maiL duayF
"When an infant is born, its parents need to prepare a cradle for the newborn child."
àÁ×èÍÊͧÍÒ·ÔµÂì¡è͹¼Á¢ÒÂö¤Ñ¹à¡èÒ仨Ы×éͤѹãËÁèàÃçÇ æ ¹Õé
meuuaF saawngR aaM thit[y]H gaawnL phohmR khaayR rohtH khanM gaoL bpaiM jaL seuuH khanM maiL reoM reoM neeH
"I sold my old car two weeks ago. I will buy a new one soon."
áÁéáµè¨ÐàÅÕé§ÇÑÇ¢Öé¹ÁÒãËÁèã¹àªÔ§¾Ò³ÔªÂì ¡çµéͧãªé·Ø¹ÁËÒÈÒÅ áÅзÓãË餹¨¹à¢éÒäÁè¶Ö§¼ÅÔµÀѳ±ì¨Ò¡ÇÑÇÍÕ¡µèÍä»
maaeH dtaaeL jaL liiangH wuaaM kheunF maaM maiL naiM cheerngM phaaM nit[y]H gawF dtaawngF chaiH thoonM maH haaR saanR laeH thahmM haiF khohnM johnM khaoF maiF theungR phaL litH dtaL phan[t]M jaakL wuaaM eekL dtaawL bpaiM
Even if there were a new commercial cattle industry, such an industry would require a tremendous capital investment; this would prevent poor people from gaining access to all the products of the cattle from then on.
äÁèãËÁè¤èÐ
maiF maiL khaF
[spoken by female] "No, it is not new."
äÁèãËÁèäËÁ
maiF maiL maiR
"Is it not new?"
ÃѰ¸ÃÃÁ¹Ù­©ºÑºãËÁèËéÒÁ¹Ò¡ÃѰÁ¹µÃÕËÃ×ÍÃѰÁ¹µÃÕ äÁèãËéÃѺËÃ×Íá·Ã¡á«§ËÃ×Í¡éÒÇ¡èÒ¡ÒÃà¢éÒÃѺÊÑÁ»·Ò¹¨Ò¡ÃѰ
ratH thamM maH nuunM chaL bapL maiL haamF naaM yohkH ratH mohnM dtreeM reuuR ratH mohnM dtreeM maiF haiF rapH reuuR saaekF saaengM reuuR gaaoF gaayL gaanM khaoF rapH samR bpaL thaanM jaakL ratH
"The new constitution prohibits the prime minsiter or any of his ministers from receiving, interfering with, or meddling in the issuance of government concessions."
Çѹ¹Õé¨Ð¡àÃ×èͧà¡èÒà¤Âà¢Õ¹àÅèÒäÇé¹Ò¹áÅéÇÁÒàÅèÒãËÁè
wanM neeH jaL yohkH reuuangF gaoL kheeuyM khiianR laoF waiH naanM laaeoH maaM laoF maiL
"Today I will revive an old story which was told long ago and will retell it again."
àÇÅÒà¨Íà¾×è͹ãËÁèà¹Õ蠤سÁÑ¡¨Ðà§Õº æäÁè¤è;ٴ¤èͨÒÍÂèÒ§¹ÕéËÃ×ͤÃѺ?
waehM laaM juuhrM pheuuanF maiL niiaF khoonM makH jaL ngiiapF ngiiapF maiF khaawyF phuutF khaawyF jaaM yaangL neeH reuuR khrapH
"Do you always clam up when meeting new friends/people?"
Êèǹä·ÂäÁèä´é»ÃÐ⪹ìÍÐäà æàŹ͡¨Ò¡¤ÇÒÁËÇѧÅÁ æ áÅé§ æ àÃ×èͧàÊé¹à¢µá´¹ãËÁè
suaanL thaiM maiF daiF bpraL yoht[n]L aL raiM aL raiM leeuyM naawkF jaakL khwaamM wangR lohmM lohmM laaengH laaengH reuuangF sehnF khaehtL daaenM maiL
"As for Thailand, it received no benefit whatsoever except for a futile hope for a new boundary line."
ÊèǹĴ١ÒÃâ¡ÂéÒ¹Ò·ËÒà ÁÕËÅÒ¤¹à¡Ã§¨ÐÁÕ¡ÒÃÂéÒÂÅéÒ§ºÒ§ à¾×èÍàªç¤ºÔšŨèÁÍÓ¹Ò¨ãËÁè·Õ赡à»ç¹½èÒÂà¾ÅÕè§¾ÅéÓ
suaanL reuH duuM gaanM yohkF yaayH naayM thaH haanR meeM laayR khohnM graehngM jaL meeM gaanM yaayH laangH baangM pheuuaF chekH binM gloomL ahmM naatF maiL theeF dtohkL bpenM faayL phliiangF phlaahmH
"During the military reassignment season many people are afraid of a total purge in order to take to task the new power clique which has found itself on the wrong side."
ÊÇÑÊ´Õ»ÕãËÁèá´èà¾×è͹·Ø¡¤¹
saL watL deeM bpeeM maiL daaeL pheuuanF thookH khohnM
"Happy New Year to all my friends."
ÊÓËÃѺ¤Õº¡ÑºÍÕ¡ÍÂèҧ˹Öè§à¢éÒ»Ò¡¡Ô¹à»ÅèÒæ à¾×èÍàʾÃÊãËÁè
sahmR rapL kheepF gapL eekL yaangL neungL khaoF bpaakL ginM bplaaoL bplaaoL pheuuaF saehpL rohtH maiL
(They do this) in order to savor yet another dish of food by itself to enjoy yet another new taste.
ËÑÇ¢éÍ¡ÒûÃЪØÁà¡ÕèÂǡѺÂÍ´¢Ò¢ͧÊÔ¹¤éÒµÑÇãËÁèÀÒÂãµéª×èÍáÍç¤ÁÕè
huaaR khaawF gaanM bpraL choomM giaaoL gapL yaawtF khaayR khaawngR sinR khaaH dtuaaM maiL phaayM dtaiF cheuuF aekL meeF
Mainly, this meeting is concerned with the sales results for new products under the Acme brand.
ãËÁèäËÁ
maiL maiR
"Is it new?"
äËÁãËÁèäÁèäËÁé ãªèäËÁ
maiR maiL maiF maiF chaiF maiR
[tongue twister, alliteration] "New silk doesn't burn, does it?"
2.   [adverb]
definition
anew; again; newly

examples¤Ô´´ÙãËÁèÍÕ¡¤ÃÑé§khitH duuM maiL eekL khrangHto think it over again
àªÔ­ãËÁècheernM maiL"Please come again."
â·ÃãËÁèthohM maiLto call again
â·ÃãËÁèÍÕ¡·ÕthohM maiL eekL theeMcall again; telephone again
àÃÔèÁãËÁèreermF maiLa new beginning; restart
sample
sentences
¡ÃسҾٴãËÁè
gaL rooH naaM phuutF maiL
"Please say that again."
à¨Í¡Ñ¹ãËÁè
juuhrM ganM maiL
[upon parting] "Meet again soon." — "See ya." — "Later."
©Ñ¹à¾Ôè§ÁÒãËÁè·Õè¹Õè
chanR pheerngF maaM maiL theeF neeF
"I just arrived here."
½Ò¡¢éͤÇÒÁäÇéÇèÒ¾ÃØè§¹Õé©Ñ¹¨ÐÁÒãËÁè
faakL khaawF khwaamM waiH waaF phroongF neeH chanR jaL maaM maiL
"Leave a message that I will come again tomorrow."
¾Ç¡àÃÒ...ÊÅÒÂâµë! à¨Í¡Ñ¹ãËÁè¾ÃØè§¹Õé!
phuaakF raoM saL laayM dtohR juuhrM ganM maiL phroongF neeH
"Break up, everybody! See you again tomorrow."
ÂÒ§à¡èÒ¹Ñé¹àÃÒÊÒÁÒö¹Ó¡ÅѺ仼ÅÔµà»ç¹¼ÅÔµÀѳ±ìãËÁèä´é
yaangM gaoL nanH raoM saaR maatF nahmM glapL bpaiM phaL litH bpenM phaL litH dtaL phan[t]M maiL daiF
"The used rubber can be recycled into a new product."
áÅéǾº¡Ñ¹ãËÁè
laaeoH phohpH ganM maiL
"See you later." — "See you soon!" — "Until we meet again."
3.   [prefix]
definition
[similar to the re- prefix in English, is added at the end of verbs and nouns to form new verbs and nouns that refer to the repeating of an action or process]

examples¡ÒõÑé§¶Ôè¹°Ò¹ãËÁègaanM dtangF thinL thaanR maiLto re-settle
à¡Ô´¢Öé¹ãËÁègeertL kheunF maiLto repeat; happen again
á¡éä¢ãËÁègaaeF khaiR maiLrevise
¨Ñ´ÃÐàºÕºãËÁèjatL raH biiapL maiLreorganize
áµè§§Ò¹ãËÁèdtaengL ngaanM maiLremarry
·ÓãËÁèthahmM maiLto redo
¾Ù´ãËÁèphuutF maiLto say again; to repeat what was spoken
ÅͧãËÁèlaawngM maiLto retry; reattempt
àÅ×Í¡µÑé§ãËÁèleuuakF dtangF maiLto re-elect
ÍÑ´ËÁéÍä¿ãËÁèatL maawF faiM maiLto recharge a battery
ÍèÒ¹ãËÁèaanL maiLto re-read
4.   [prefix]
definition
[similar to the re- prefix in English, added at the end of verbs and nouns to form new verbs and nouns that refer to a process opposite to one that has already taken place]

examplesä´é¤×¹ÁÒãËÁèÍÕ¡¤ÃÑé§daiF kheuunM maaM maiL eekL khrangHto regain
»ÃÒ¡¯¢Öé¹ÁÒãËÁèbpraaM gohtL kheunF maaM maiLto reappear
5.   [prefix]
definition
[similar to the re- prefix in English, added at the end of verbs and nouns to form new verbs and nouns which describe a change in the position or state of something]

examples¨Ñ´ãËÁèjatL maiLto rearrange
ÂéÒ·ÕèãËÁèyaayH theeF maiLto relocate

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