Thai word
ใหม่
mài
新
How to pronounce ใหม่
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
ใหม่ is written mài and carries the low tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
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mai
Mid tone
- ใหม่
mài
Low tone
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mâi
Falling tone
-
mǎi
Rising tone
-
mái
High tone
What does ใหม่ mean?
Translation
新
ใหม่ (mài) means "新" in Thai.
Example sentences
ตั้งแต่ย้ายมาอยู่เชียงใหม่ ผมฝึกพูดไทยทุกวันจนกว่าจะพูดคล่อง
dtâng-dtàe yáai maa yùu chiang-mài, phǒm fèuk phûut thai thúk wan jon-gwàa jà phûut khlâawng
自从我搬到清迈后，我每天都练习说泰语，直到能流利地说。
คนเชียงใหม่ส่วนใหญ่พูดคำเมืองกันในบ้าน
khon chiang-mài sùan-yài phûut kham-meuuang gan nai bâan
清迈的大部分人在家里互相说坎蒙语（泰北语）。
Test yourself
One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
บาท
bàat
Related words
More words with the low tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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