ไม่เป็นไร
Thai
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Etymology
[edit]From ไม่ (mâi, “not”) + เป็น (bpen, “be”) + ไร (rai, “anything”). Compare Isan บ่เป็นหยัง, Lao ບໍ່ເປັນຫຍັງ (bǭ pen nyang), Northern Thai ᨷᩴ᩵ᨸᩮ᩠ᨶᩉ᩠ᨿᩢᨦ (bɔɔ² pen¹ ɲaŋ¹) or ᨷᩴ᩵ᨸᩮ᩠ᨶᩈᩢ᩠ᨦ (bɔɔ² pen¹ saŋ¹), Khün ᨷᩢᨸᩮ᩠ᨶᩈᩢ᩠ᨦ, Lü ᦢᧁᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦉᧂ (ḃaw¹ ṗiin ṡang), Tai Dam ꪹꪚ꪿ꪱ ꪹꪜꪸꪙ ꪎꪰꪉ (báu pên săng), Shan ဢမ်ႇပဵၼ်သင် (ʼàm pǎen sǎng), Tai Nüa ᥕᥒᥙᥥᥢᥔᥒᥴ (yángpensang).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | ไม่เป็นไร ai m ˋ e p ˘ n ai r | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ไม่-เป็น-ไร ai m ˋ – e p ˘ n – ai r | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | mâi-bpen-rai |
| Royal Institute | mai-pen-rai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /maj˥˩.pen˧.raj˧/(R) | |
Interjection
[edit]ไม่เป็นไร • (mâi-bpen-rai)
- used to express that the matter in question is not or no longer minded or deemed serious or important: never mind; forget it; it's nothing; no problem; no worries; not at all; it's okay; it's fine; it doesn't matter; it's all right; etc.
- (slang) used to express refusal: I'm good; no thank you; etc.
Usage notes
[edit]- In texting, the interjection is abbreviated as มปร. (mɔɔ-bpɔɔ-rɔɔ).
Adjective
[edit]ไม่เป็นไร • (mâi-bpen-rai)