New in Thai

“New” in Thai is ใหม่mài.

ใหม่ mài

new; again, anew adjective

mài low

Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

Low tone. After a verb it means 'again': มาใหม่maa mài come again. Three different words: low ใหม่mài new, falling ไม่mâi not, rising ไหมmǎi (question).

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ไม่mâi

not

Falling tone: not.
ไหมmǎi

yes/no question word

Rising tone: the question word.

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ดี dii Good
ไม่ดี mâi dii Bad
bad, not good
ดีกว่า dii gwàa Better
ดีที่สุด dii tîi-sùt Best
the best
ชอบที่สุด châwp tîi-sùt Favourite
favourite (literally 'like the most')
สุดยอด sùt-yâwt Awesome
awesome, amazing, the best

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