Small wordsAny in Thai
“Any” in Thai is อันไหนก็ได้an nǎi gâw dâi; you'll also hear เลยloei (not … any).
any one (is fine), whichever phrase
- an mid
- nǎi rising
- gâw falling
- dâi falling
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
(emphasis) really, totally; (not) at all particle not … any
- loei mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
It goes at the very end: after มากmâak it adds emphasis, and after a negative it means at all.
เลยloei is taught in Unit 3 · Lesson 2: Likes and opinions of the free course.
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Thai has no single word for any. In questions you need nothing: มีน้ำไหมmii náam mǎi, have you got any water? "Not any" is ไม่มีmâi mii with เลยloei, at all, at the end. "Any one you like" is a question word plus ก็ได้gâw dâi, "is fine": อันไหนก็ได้an nǎi gâw dâi, any one, วันไหนก็ได้wan nǎi gâw dâi, any day, ใครก็ได้krai gâw dâi, anyone, and ที่ไหนก็ได้tîi-nǎi gâw dâi, anywhere. Formal writing uses ใดdai.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- an nai ko dai
- an nai gor dai
- annai kodai
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