ไม่มีอะไร
mâi mii à-rai
The English word "nothing" is translated into Thai as ไม่มีอะไร (mâi mii à-rai).
ไม่มีอะไร is used to express the absence of any thing. In informal conversation, it can also function as a way to say "It's nothing" or "Never mind" when responding to questions such as "What happened?" or "What's wrong?"
Meaning: not any thing (pron)
How does it change in a sentence?
To emphasize that there is absolutely nothing at all, you can add the particle เลย to the end of the phrase to make ไม่มีอะไรเลย.
How do you pronounce it?
mâi mii à-rai
Did you know?
- Thai has a specific category of words for 'nothingness' used in Buddhist contexts, such as สูญญตา, which refers to the emptiness of all phenomena.
- In Thai culture, saying ไม่มีอะไร when asked 'What happened?' is often a polite social lubricant used to avoid conflict or save face, even if something actually did happen.
- While ไม่มีอะไร means 'nothing', adding the word ว่าง can create ว่างเปล่า, which describes a profound emotional or spiritual emptiness rather than just a lack of objects.
Examples in context
- ไม่มีอะไรเกิดขึ้นNothing happened.This sentence shows how to use ไม่มีอะไร to say that nothing happened.Tatoeba #7878515 by pastelite, translation #24616 by CK
- ไม่มีอะไรให้ฉันทำThere's nothing for me to do.This sentence uses ไม่มีอะไร to express that there is nothing for a person to do.Tatoeba #10736686 by Somsak, translation #6262070 by CK
- พวกเขาไม่มีอะไรกินThey have nothing to eat.This sentence uses ไม่มีอะไร to indicate that people have nothing to eat.Tatoeba #8717299 by pastelite, translation #1058921 by Brian255
- 6 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Sirin and Teerapat are talking on the phone.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinธีรภัทร มีอะไรหรือเปล่าคะ?Teeraphat mi arai rue plao kha?Teerapat, is something wrong?
- ธีรภัทร Theeraphatเปล่าครับ ไม่มีอะไรครับplao khrap mai mi arai khrapNo, it's nothing.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinแน่ใจนะว่าไม่มีอะไร?nae jai na wa mai mi arai?Are you sure there's nothing?
- ธีรภัทร Theeraphatครับ ผมสบายดีkhrap phom sa bai diYes, I am fine.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “nothing” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
