may
/meɪ/
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Stress
- One strong syllable
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
US voice -> may
မေ။
❏ May Day n [u,c]
မေလ၏ပထမဆုံးရက်။ (ယင်းရက်တွင် နွေဦးပေါက်ရာသီပွဲတော် ကျင်းပသည်။ ) မေဒေးနေ့။ ကမ္ဘာ့ အလုပ်သမားနေ့။ Compare MAYDAY
(neg may not ; rare short form mayn't /'meÇǝnt /;
pt might /maÇt/; neg might not ; rare short form mightn't /'maÇtnt /)
၁။ (rather fml ) နိုင်သည်။ You may come if you wish. ❍ May I come in? ❍ That was a delicious meal if I may say so. ❍ Passengers may cross by the footbridge.
၂။ (က) ဖြစ်နိုင်သည်။ This coat may be Peter's. ❍ That may or may not be true. ❍ He may have (ie Perhaps he has) missed his train. ❍ This medicine may soothe your cough. ❍ You may disagree, but that's what I think. ❍ MIGHT1 (ခ) နိုင်သည်။ Oxford may have changed a lot in recent years, but it's still a beautiful city.
၃။ (fml ) နိုင်သည်။ I'll write today so that he may know when to expect us.
၄။ နိုင်ပါစေ။ May you both be very happy! ❍ Long may she live to enjoy her good fortune!
- There may be an easier way of solving the problem.
- The injury may have caused brain damage.
- I may not be able to play on Saturday.
- You may be asked to show your passport.
- Some fir trees may grow up to 60 feet high.
- The bill may be paid by cheque or by credit card.
- The total may be calculated by two different methods.
- May we come in now?
- May I use your phone?
- Visitors may use the swimming pool between 5.30 and 7.30 pm.
- You may take a short break now.
- May I have a biscuit?
- May I help?
- May we offer you a glass of wine?
- May I see your ticket, please?
- [may I say/ask/suggest etc] : May I say a word of thanks to all those who helped today.
- May I suggest a better idea?
- [if I may] : Let me, if I may, introduce you to my manager, Jim Doyle.
- The dried fruit may be used through the winter.
- May peace and prosperity return to this troubled land!
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