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Negation and Affirmation

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How to say 'no' and 'not' using 'mai' and 'mai chai'. Building negative responses in conversation.

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Tone Matters

Ensure you use the falling tone for 'ไม่'. A wrong tone can change the meaning.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negation with 'Mai'
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Listen for the tone

Mai (low) Chai (falling). Get the tones right to sound natural.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negation of Identity ('Mai Chai')
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Softening

Add 'na' at the end to make it sound friendly.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Prohibition with 'Ya'
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Tone matters

Don't confuse the low tone 'mai' with the rising tone 'mai'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Double Negatives

クイック練習 (10)

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ฉันไม่กิน
Subject + mai + verb.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Double Negatives

Fill in the blank: ฉัน___ไป

ฉัน___ไป

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ไม่
Negation particle goes before the verb.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negation with 'Mai'

Choose the past negative.

Choose the past negative.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ไม่ได้ไป
Past tense requires 'ไม่ได้'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negation with 'Mai'

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

ไม่ไปนะ (as a command)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: อย่าไปนะ
Use Ya for commands.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Prohibition with 'Ya'

Which is correct?

เขา ___ สวย

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ไม่
Mai negates adjective.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Double Negatives

Fill in the blank.

เรา ___ รู้

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ไม่
Mai + ru = don't know.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Double Negatives

Which is correct?

He is not a teacher.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Khao mai chai khru
Need the noun.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negation of Identity ('Mai Chai')

Fill in the blank.

Nee ___ ___ nang-sue.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: mai chai
Nouns require 'mai chai'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negation of Identity ('Mai Chai')

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: อย่ากิน
Ya must come before the verb.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Prohibition with 'Ya'

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Phom mai khru.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Phom mai chai khru
Need 'mai chai'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negation of Identity ('Mai Chai')

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よくある質問 (6)

Always before the verb or adjective.
No, use 'ไม่ได้' for past tense.
No, use 'mai' for verbs.
It is neutral and used everywhere.
No, only for commands.
It can be if you don't add 'na'.
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