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| ไหมใหม่ไม่ไหม้ ใช่ไหม maiR maiL maiF maiF chaiF maiH |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ไหฺม-ไหฺม่-ไม่-ไม่-ไช่-มั้ย |
| IPA | mǎj màj mâj mâj tɕʰâj máj |
| Royal Thai General System | mai mai mai mai chai mai |
| [example sentence, colloquial] | |||
| definition | [tongue twister, alliteration] "New silk doesn't burn, does it?" | ||
| categories | |||
| components | ไหม | maiR | silk |
 ใหม่  | [is] new; modern; fresh | ||
| ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
| ไหม้ | maiF | to burn | |
| ใช่ | chaiF | yes; I agree; correct; right; indeed; that's so | |
| ไหม | maiH | [alternative, colloquial pronunciation of ไหม, word added at the end of a statement to indicate a question] | |
| related words | |||
ระนอง-ระยอง-ยะลา | raH naawngM raH yaawngM yaH laaM | [tongue twister] Ranong-Rayong-Yala (province names) | |
| หมู-หมึก-กุ้ง | muuR meukL goongF | [tongue twister] Pork-Squid-Shrimp (repeat this one many times consecutively!) | |
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