ไม่เป็นไร

Thai

Etymology

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, ᦢᧁᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦉᧂ (ḃaw¹ ṗiin ṡang), Tai Dam ꪹꪚ꪿ꪱ ꪹꪜꪸꪙ ꪎꪰꪉ (báu pên săng), Shan ဢမ်ႇပဵၼ်သင် (ʼàm pǎen sǎng), Tai Nüa ᥕᥒᥙᥥᥢᥔᥒᥴ (yángpensang).

Pronunciation

Orthographicไม่เป็นไร
ai m ˋ e p ˘ n ai r
Phonemic
ไม่-เป็น-ไร
ai m ˋ – e p ˘ n – ai r
RomanizationPaiboonmâi-bpen-rai
Royal Institutemai-pen-rai
(standard) IPA(key)/maj˥˩.pen˧.raj˧/(R)

Interjection

ไม่เป็นไร • (mâi-bpen-rai)

  1. 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.
  2. (slang) used to express refusal: I'm good; no thank you; etc.

Usage notes

  • In texting, the interjection is abbreviated as มปร. (mɔɔ-bpɔɔ-rɔɔ).

Adjective

ไม่เป็นไร • (mâi-bpen-rai)

  1. okay; fine; all right.

Further reading

  • ไม่เป็นไร” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.