หัวใส
hǔua-sǎiMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
clever; quick-witted; resourceful (informal)
Quick to think of clever ideas, solutions, or ways to take advantage of an opportunity, sometimes for one's own benefit.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหัวใสhǔua-sǎiหัวใสhǔua-sǎiclever; quick-witted; resourceful (informal)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)ขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleเก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำเป็นtam-bpenทำเป็นtam-bpen1[to] know how (to do sth); be able (skill)2[to] pretend; feign; act as ifกระถางต้นไม้grà-tǎang-dtôn-máaiกระถางต้นไม้grà-tǎang-dtôn-máaiflowerpot; plant pot
He's clever—he turned old bottles into plant pots.
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พ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káaคนนี้kon-níiหัวใสhǔua-sǎiพอpɔɔฝนfǒnเริ่มrə̂əmตกdtòkก็gɔ̂เอาaoร่มrômมาmaaวางขายwaang-kǎaiหน้าnâaสถานีรถไฟsà-tǎa-nii-rót-fai
This vendor is quick-thinking: as soon as it started raining, he put umbrellas out for sale in front of the train station.
เธอtəəหัวใสhǔua-sǎiใช้cháiกล่องglɔ̀ngขนมkà-nǒmที่เหลือtîi-lʉ̌ʉaมาmaaทำเป็นtam-bpenที่เก็บtîi-gèpเครื่องเขียนkrʉ̂ʉang-kǐianเลยləəiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngซื้อsʉ́ʉใหม่mài
She was resourceful and turned an empty snack box into a stationery organizer, so she didn't have to buy one.
พ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káaหัวใสhǔua-sǎiบางคนbaang-konกว้านซื้อgwâan-sʉ́ʉสินค้าsǐn-káaที่tîiกำลังgam-langขาดตลาดkàat-dtà-làatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำมาnam-maaขายต่อkǎai-dtɔ̀ɔในnaiราคาสูงraa-kaa-sǔungทำให้tam-hâiผู้บริโภคpûu-bɔɔ-rí-pôokต้องdtɔ̂ngจ่ายjàaiแพงขึ้นpɛɛng-kʉ̂n
Some opportunistic traders buy up goods that are in short supply to resell at high prices, forcing consumers to pay more.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hǔua
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ใสsǎiใสsǎi1clear; transparent2bright; radiant (appearance)3thin; watery4pure; innocent (character)5clear; ringing (sound)clear; transparentPart 2
หัวใสhǔua-sǎiหัวใสhǔua-sǎiclever; quick-witted; resourceful (informal)clever; quick-witted; resourceful (informal)Word