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ไหมใหม่ไม่ไหม้ ใช่ไหม
maiR maiL maiF maiF chaiF maiH
pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thaiไหฺม-ไหฺม่-ไม่-ไม่-ไช่-มั้ย
IPAmǎj màj mâj mâj tɕʰâj máj
Royal Thai General Systemmai mai mai mai chai mai

 [example sentence, colloquial]
definition
[tongue twister, alliteration] "New silk doesn't burn, does it?"

categories
componentsไหมmaiRsilk
ใหม่ maiL[is] new; modern; fresh
ไม่ maiFnot; no
ไหม้ maiFto burn
ใช่ chaiFyes; I agree; yup; correct; right; indeed; that's so
ไหมmaiH[alternative, colloquial pronunciation of ไหม, word added at the end of a statement to indicate a question]
related words
กล้วยตานีปลายหวีเหี่ยว หิ้วหวีไปหิ้วหวีมา
gluayF dtaaM neeM bplaaiM weeR hiaaoL hiuF weeR bpaiM hiuF weeR maaM
[tongue twister] "The Tanee bananas with black wilted tips were carried to and fro."
ใครขายไข่ไก่
khraiM khaaiR khaiL gaiL
[tongue twister, alliteration] "Who sells chicken eggs?"
ชามเขียวคว่ำเช้า ชามขาวคว่ำค่ำ
chaamM khiaaoR khwamF chaaoH chaamM khaaoR khwamF khamF
[tongue twister] "The green bowl is turned upside down in the morning; The white bowl is turned upside down at night."
เช้าฟาดผัดฟัก เย็นฟาดฟักผัด
chaaoH faatF phatL fakH yenM faatF fakH phatL
[tongue twister] "Eat stir-fried squash in the morning; Eat squash stir-fried in the evening."
ทหารถือปืนแบกปูนไปโบกตึก
thaH haanR theuuR bpeuunM baaekL bpuunM bpaiM bo:hkL dteukL
[tongue twister] "A soldier carrying a gun took a bag of cement to spread on a building."
ยักษ์ใหญ่ไล่ยักษ์เล็ก
yakH yaiL laiF yakH lekH
[tongue twister] "A bigger giant is chasing a smaller giant."
ระนอง-ระยอง-ยะลาraH naawngM raH yaawngM yaH laaM[tongue twister] Ranong-Rayong-Yala (province names)
สาวแสนสวยใส่เสื้อสีแสดสวมส้นสูงสีส้ม
saaoR saaenR suayR saiL seuuaF seeR saaetL suaamR sohnF suungR seeR sohmF
[tongue twister, alliteration] "A gorgeous girl wears an orange T-shirt and orange high heels."
หมู-หมึก-กุ้งmuuR meukL goongF[tongue twister] Pork-Squid-Shrimp (repeat this one many times consecutively!)
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