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mai ek · tone mark 2 of 5
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Mai Ek (first tone mark) - generally lowers the tone.
What it does
Nothing on its own. The tone depends on the class of the consonant it sits above, which is why the same mark appears below with more than one answer.
Mid class + mai ek = low tone
จ่าย (jàai)
low
High class + mai ek = low tone
ไข่ (khài)
low
Low class + mai ek = falling tone
ค่า (khâa)
falling
Words that use it
ไม่
mâi (falling)
not / no
บ่
b
no (Isaan)
ค่ะ
kha
Polite particle (female)
สี่
si
Four
พ่อ
pho
Father
แม่
mae
Mother
ปู่
pu
Paternal grandfather
ย่า
ya
Paternal grandmother
ใช่
chai
Yes
เท่
thêh
Cool (slang)
ไก่
gài
chicken
ไข่
khài
egg
โซ่
sôo
chain
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