may
gb/mˈeɪ/ us/mˈeɪ/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 200
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
modal verb
A2
relation
1
express possibility or give permission
Used to say something is possible or to allow someone to do something.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] may [verb]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners often confuse 'may' with 'can'. 'May' is more formal and often used for permission, while 'can' is more common in everyday speech for ability and informal permission.
คำพ้องความหมาย
can ('Can' is often used for ability or informal permission, while 'may' is more formal for permission and possibility.)
|
might ('Might' often suggests a slightly lower probability than 'may' in possibility statements.)
คำตรงข้าม
must not (Indicates prohibition, the opposite of granting permission.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
may be
|may not
|may have
|may well
หัวข้อ
daily life
|communication
|rules
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- You may leave early if you finish your work.
- It may rain later this afternoon.
- Students may use the library after hours.
- You may find this book helpful.
- Visitors may not enter without a pass.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- You may go now.
- It may be cold tonight.
- We may play outside.
- She may come to the party.
- You may eat the cake.
คำนาม
A1
entity
2
the fifth month of the year
The month between April and June.
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
in May
|May Day
|early May
|late May
หัวข้อ
time
|calendar
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The flowers bloom beautifully in May.
- Our wedding is planned for May 14th.
- May is usually warm in this region.
- Many festivals take place in May.
- She will graduate in May.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- My birthday is in May.
- May is a warm month.
- We go on holiday in May.
- It rains a lot in May.
- School ends in May.
คำนาม
literary
B2
entity
3
hawthorn tree or blossom
A tree with white or pink flowers that bloom in spring.
คำพ้องความหมาย
hawthorn (Scientific or common name for the tree; 'May' is more poetic or seasonal.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
May blossom
|garland of May
หัวข้อ
nature
|plants
ตัวอย่าง
- The hedgerows were full of May.
- Villagers decorated the pole with fresh May.
- The scent of May filled the air.
- Children picked May to weave into crowns.
- The festival celebrates the coming of May.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The May has white flowers.
- We saw May in the field.
- The tree called May blooms in spring.
- May grows near the road.
- People use May flowers for decoration.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
may
IPA
GB/mˈeɪ/
US/mˈeɪ/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
may (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (may)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: may
- Plural: mays
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
mays
noun
Core family
maybe
adverb A2
วลีและสำนวน
come what may
1/kˈʌm wˈʌt mˈeɪ/
idiom
literary
continue no matter what happens
Used to say that you will do something whatever happens.
ตัวอย่าง
- I’ll support you, come what may.
- Come what may, we will finish the project.
May as well
1/mˈeɪ ˈæz wˈɛl/
fixed phrase
no better choice available
Used to say that you will do something because there is no reason not to.
ตัวอย่าง
- If it’s going to rain all day, we may as well stay inside.
- We may as well start now since everyone is here.
May I help you?
1/mˈeɪ ˈaɪ hˈɛlp jˈu ‖/
fixed phrase
polite offer of help
A polite way to ask if someone needs help.
ตัวอย่าง
- May I help you find something?
- May I help you with those bags?