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Victorious in Thai

“Victorious” in Thai is มีชัยmii chai.

มีชัย mii chai

to be victorious verb

  • mii mid
  • chai mid
  • Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

You'll hear it in The Thai National Anthem (เพลงชาติไทย).

How to use it

มีชัยmii chai, "to have victory", is the grand, written word for winning, at home in the national anthem and sports headlines. In everyday Thai, to win is ชนะchá-ná and to lose is แพ้páe.

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:

  • mi chai
  • mee chai

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones