Small words ไม่มีอะไร mâi mii à-rai
nothing; it's nothing phrase
- mâi falling
- mii mid
- à low
- rai mid
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
ไม่มีอะไรmâi mii à-rai is literally "there isn't anything". It's also the standard answer when someone asks what's wrong, เป็นอะไรbpen à-rai: "nothing, I'm fine". Like ไม่มีใครmâi mii krai, nobody, it's built from ไม่mâi (not), มีmii (have, there is) and a question word.
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:
- mai mee arai
- mai mi arai
- mai mee a rai
- mai mee alai
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