How to say “Yes” in Thai
ไหม
mǎi
“yes/no question particle; silk”
“Yes” in Thai is ไหม, written mǎi in the Latin alphabet.
Tone
ไหม carries a rising tone — dips, then climbs like a question. Thai uses tone to tell words apart, so the pitch is part of the word, not an accent you can drop.
The shortest way in is an English intonation you already use. Say “Huh?” out loud — puzzled, because you genuinely did not catch that — then say ไหม with that same shape.