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ãªè  chaiF
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1.ãªèchaiFyes; I agree; correct; right; indeed; that's so
2.äÁèãªèmaiF chaiFnot

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thaiäªè
IPAtɕʰɑ̂j
Royal Thai General Systemchai

1. common Thai word   [noun, adverb]
definition
yes; I agree; correct; right; indeed; that's so

notesOnly 20 words in the Thai language are spelled with äÁéÁéǹ . Click here for the complete list.
categories
related word¶Ù¡µéͧthuukL dtaawngFproperly done (repaired, locked, etc); accurate, right, true, correct; the response "yes" to a true or false question
examplesãªèáÅéÇchaiF laaeoH"exactly" — "I understood that" — "I know"
...ãªèäËÁchaiF maiR...isn't it?; isn't that right?
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thaaF saL raL khaawngR phaH yaang[k]M naaF bpenM saL raL euunL theeF maiF chaiF saL raL aL haiF thapH sap[t]L dtaamM ruupF phaH yanM chaH naH phaaM saaR angM gritL dooyM maiF dtaawngF saawnH phaH yanM chaH naH chehnF
If the vowel associated with the first syllable is any vowel other than /-a-/, the consonant should be transcribed using the English consonant itself without doubling up the consonant, for example:
äÁèãªèmaiF chaiFis not; are not
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sap[t]L wiH chaaM gaanM seungF chaiH chaL phawH gloomL maiF chaiF sap[t]L thuaaF bpaiM aatL pheermF dteermM lakL gaehn[t]M kheunF dtaamM khwaamM jahmM bpenM
These rules may be supplemented as necessary for technical words which are used by specific communities and which are not words in general usage.
sample
sentences
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graL suaangM maH haatL thaiM meeM naaF theeF gahmM gapL duuM laaeM naiM cheerngM saL napL saL noonR sohngL seermR maiF chaiF bpenM gaanM bangM khapH banM chaaM
"The Ministry of the Interior has the responsibility of overseeing and supervising Bangkok as to providing aid and assistance, but to command and control."
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gaanM meuuangM itL laamM waangM yuuL bohnM satL jaL thamM maH pheuunH thaanR miH chaiF bpenM phohnR bpraL yoht[n]L chuaaF khraaoM
"Islamic politics is based on fundamental truths, not on (attaining) temporal benefits."
¤Ø³µéͧ¡ÒþºËÁÍãªèäËÁ¤Ð
khoonM dtaawngF gaanM phohpH maawR chaiF maiR khaH
[spoken by a female] "Do you want to see the doctor?"
¤Ø³ÂѧÍÂÙè·Õèà´ÔÁãªèäËÁ
khoonM yangM yuuL theeF deermM chaiF maiR
"You're still living at the same place, right?"
ãªè¤ÃѺ
chaiF khrapH
[spoken by a male] "Yes, it is."
ãªèáÅéǤÃѺ
chaiF laaeoH khrapH
[spoken politely by a male] "That is so."
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thaaF gikH khitH jaL meeM faaenM bpenM dtuaaM bpenM dtohnM dooyM maiF chaiF raoM haamF fuumM faayM dtaawngF yaawmM rapH duayF khwaamM yinM deeM laeH khaawyF dtohkL lohngM ganM theeM langR waaF jaL gikH ganM dtaawL bpaiM reuuR maiF
If it becomes revealed that your ¡Ôê¡  has a (true) boy- or girlfriend, you must not weep; you should accept this and be happy for him or her, and you have to agree whether, afterwards, you should continue being ¡Ôê¡ .
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neeF saawyM reuunF reuH deeM chaiF maiH khaH
[spoken by a female] "Is this Soi Rune Rudee?"
¹ÕèäÁèãªèºéÒ¹¢Í§á´§
neeF maiF chaiF baanF khaawngR daaengM
"This is not Dang’s house."
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neeF maiF chaiF rohtH khaawngR chanR
"This is not my car."
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baanF langR nanH maiF chaiF khaawngR khaoR lekH bpaiM
"That house is not his, it is too small."
»ÃеÔàɸÇÔàÈɳ젤×Í ¤ÓÇÔàÈɳì·Õè»ÃСͺºÍ¡¤ÇÒÁ»¯Ôàʸ ËÃ×ÍäÁèÂÍÁÃѺ àªè¹ äÁèÁÔ ãªèäÁèãªèººèºèÁÔºÃÒ§ÄÄåÁÔä´éäÁèä´éËÒäÁèËÒ...äÁèËÒÁÔä´éäÁè...ÁÔä´éäÁè...ËÒÁÔä´é ¤Ó»ÃеÔàɸÇÔàÈɳ젨л¯Ôàʸ·Õè¹ÒÁ ÊÃþ¹ÒÁ ¡ÃÔÂÒ ËÃ×Í ÇÔàÈɳ젡çä´é
bpraL dtiL saehtL wiH saeht[n]L kheuuM khahmM wiH saeht[n]L theeF bpraL gaawpL baawkL khwaamM bpaL dtiL saehtL reuuR maiF yaawmM rapH chehnF maiF miH chaiF maiF chaiF baawM baawL baawL miH bawL raangM reuuM miH daiF maiF daiF haaR maiF haaR maiF haaR miH daiF maiF miH daiF maiF haaR miH daiF khahmM bpraL dtiL saehtL wiH saeht[n]L jaL bpaL dtiL saehtL theeF naamM sapL phaH naamM gaL riH yaaM reuuR wiH saeht[n]L gawF daiF
“Negative modifiers” are modifying words which indicate refusal or unacceptability, for example, “not,” (etc.) [The meanings of the Thai words in the list are similar.] These negative modifiers can be associated with nouns, pronouns, verbs, or other modifiers.
ÁÔãªèà¾Ôè§ä»àµÃÕÂÁµÑÇáÅÐá¡éÅÓã¹Ëéǧ¹Ò·ÕÊØ´·éÒ¤ÅéÒ¡Ѻ¤¹µ¡ã¨ÃÕº¤ÇéÒ¢éÒǢͧÇÔè§ÍÍ¡¨Ò¡ºéÒ¹àÁ×èÍÁÕ¤¹µÐ⡹ºÍ¡ÇèÒºéÒ¹¶Ù¡ä¿äËÁé
miH chaiF pheerngF bpaiM dtriiamM dtuaaM laeH gaaeF lahmM naiM huaangF naaM theeM sootL thaayH khlaayH gapL khohnM dtohkL jaiM reepF khwaaH khaaoF khaawngR wingF aawkL jaakL baanF meuuaF meeM khohnM dtaL gohnM baawkL waaF baanF thuukL faiM maiF
"You should not get yourself ready and retaliate at the last minute like a person who panics, throws his things together, and runs out of the house when someone screams that his house is on fire."
áÁéÇèҨӹǹàÊÕ§¢Í§¾Ãä¾Åѧ»ÃЪҪ¹¨Ðà»ç¹µèÍ áµè¡çãªèÇèÒ¨ÐËÒ¾ÃäÃèÇÁÃѰºÒÅ à¾×èÍÊÃéÒ§àʶÕÂÃÀÒ¾ä´é§èÒ æ
maaeH waaF jahmM nuaanM siiangR khaawngR phakH phaH langM bpraL chaaM chohnM jaL bpenM dtaawL dtaaeL gawF chaiF waaF jaL haaR phakH ruaamF ratH thaL baanM pheuuaF saangF saL thiianR phaapF daiF ngaayF ngaayF
"Even though the PPP prevailed but it still needs to find another party to help it form a government in order to more easily create (long-term) stability."
äÁèãªè
maiF chaiF
"I don't think so" — "not right" — "not so" — "not true" — "No, it is not"
ÃèÒ§¡Ò¹ÕéãªèÊѵÇìãªèºØ¤¤ÅãªèµÑǵ¹àÃÒà¢Ò
raangF gaayM neeH chaiF sat[w]L chaiF bookL khohnM chaiF dtuaaM dtohnM raoM khaoR
This body is not an animal, not a person, not a form of any of us.
ÈÒʹÒÍÔÊÅÒÁ¹Ñé¹ËÒãªèà»ç¹à¾Õ§ÍѵÅѡɳì·Ò§ÈÒʹÒáÅÐÇѲ¹¸ÃÃÁà·èÒ¹Ñé¹ áµèä´é¡ÅÒÂà»ç¹ÍѵÅѡɳì·Ò§¡ÒÃàÁ×ͧÍÂèҧ˹Öè§´éÇÂ
saatL saL naaR itL laamM nanH haaR chaiF bpenM phiiangM atL dtaL lakH thaangM saatL saL naaR laeH watH thaH naH thamM thaoF nanH dtaaeL daiF glaayM bpenM atL dtaL lakH thaangM gaanM meuuangM yaangL neungL duayF
"Islam is not only a religious and cultural identity but is a political identity as well."
àÊ×é͵ÑǹÑé¹äÁèãªè¢Í§¤Ø³
seuuaF dtuaaM nanH maiF chaiF khaawngR khoonM
"That is not your coat."
äËÁãËÁèäÁèäËÁé ãªèäËÁ
maiR maiL maiF maiF chaiF maiR
[tongue twister, alliteration] "New silk doesn't burn, does it?"
2. äÁèãªè   maiF chaiF  
definition
not

examplesäÁèãªè·Ñé§ÊͧmaiF chaiF thangH saawngRneither
äÁèãªè¾Ñ¹¸Øìá·émaiF chaiF phan[t]M thaaeHunderbred; mixed; mongrel
äÁèãªèáÁŧmaiF chaiF maH laaengM[literally, "not an insect"] spider
sample
sentences
à¢Ò äÁè ·Ó§Ò¹ ¡ç ÁÔ à»ç¹ äàà¾ÃÒÐà¢Ò äÁèãªèÅÙ¡¨éÒ§
khaoR maiF thahmM ngaanM gawF miH bpenM raiM phrawH khaoR maiF chaiF luukF jaangF
He doesn’t work; however, it doesn’t matter because he is not an employee.
à¢Ò¨ÐÁÕÍÐäáÕèÁÒ¡¹éÍ [¡çäÁèãªèàÃ×èͧ¢Í§àÃÒ]
khaoR jaL meeM aL raiM geeL maakF naawyH gawF maiF chaiF reuuangF khaawngR raoM
Whatever he has or how much, [it’s not our business.]
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chanR riianM wiH chaaM chaL phawH maiF chaiF wiH chaaM thuaaF bpaiM
I am studying specialized courses, not general courses.
äÁèãªè¸ØÃС§¡ÒÃÍÐäâͧ¤Ø³!
maiF chaiF thooH raH gohngM gaanM aL raiM khaawngR khoonM
"None of your business."
äÁèãªèàÃ×èͧµÑÇ ÍÂèÒÁÒ¨Øé¹!
maiF chaiF reuuangF dtuaaM yaaL maaM joonF
[a mild way of joking,] "None of your business!" — "Mind your own bee's wax." [usually used among friends]
äÁèãªèàÃ×èͧãË­èàÃ×èͧⵠà¾ÃÒФ¹ÍèÒ¹¤¹¿Ñ§ÂèÍÁÁÕÇÔ¨Òó­Ò³ÇèÒÍÐäÃà»ç¹àÃ×èͧ¢Í§¡ÒÃãÊè¤ÇÒÁ ÊÃéÒ§¤ÇÒÁàÊÕÂËÒ ÍÐääÇèÐàª×èͶ×Í
maiF chaiF reuuangF yaiL reuuangF dtohM phrawH khohnM aanL khohnM fangM yaawmF meeM wiH jaaM raH naH yaanM waaF aL raiM bpenM reuuangF khaawngR gaanM saiL khwaamM saangF khwaamM siiaR haayR aL raiM khuaanM jaL cheuuaF theuuR
"It should not be a major issue because those who read and hear (about the accusations) have the good judgment to know what is slanderous and destructive and what is credible."
äÁèãªèËÃ×Í
maiF chaiF reuuR
"Isn't that right?"
ËÁ͹ÕèäÁèãªèÂèÍÂàŹÐà¹ÕèÂ!
maawR neeF maiF chaiF yaawyF leeuyM naH niiaF
"That guy is a force to be reckoned with!"

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