หาซื้อ
hǎa-sʉ́ʉMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] look for [sth] to buy; try to buy
to search for something in order to purchase it; to attempt to obtain something by buying
Examples
เย็นนี้yen-níiเย็นนี้yen-níi1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปหาbpai-hǎaไปหาbpai-hǎa1[to] go see [sb]; [to] visit [sb]2[to] go look for [sb/sth]; [to] seek [sth]ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)
This evening I'm going to look for a new shirt to buy.
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She spent the whole afternoon walking around looking for a gift to buy for her friend.
เราraoกำลังหาgam-lang-hǎaซื้อsʉ́ʉบ้านbâanหลังlǎngแรกrɛ̂ɛkอยู่yùuแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangไม่เจอmâi-jəəที่ถูกใจtîi-tùuk-jaiเลยləəi
We are currently trying to buy our first house, but we haven't found one we like yet.
การgaanจะjàหาซื้อhăa séuอะไหล่à-làiรถยนต์rót yonรุ่นเก่าๆrûn gào gàoต้องdtôngรู้rúuแหล่งlàengไม่งั้นmâi ngánจะjàหาhăaยากมากyâak mâak
To search for and buy parts for old car models, you need to know the right sources, otherwise it's very difficult to find them.
2VerbB2
[to] obtain by buying; purchase
To obtain something by purchasing it, often with an implication of seeking it out; difficulty or substantial effort is not necessarily implied.
Examples
ในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtfinally; eventually; ultimatelyฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerหาซื้อhǎa-sʉ́ʉหาซื้อhǎa-sʉ́ʉ1[to] look for [sth] to buy; try to buy2[to] obtain by buying; purchaseรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoshoe; footwearที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herอยากได้yàak-dâaiอยากได้yàak-dâai[to] want (to have); would like (to get)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)จนได้jon-dâaiจนได้jon-dâai1ended up (resultative, often undesired)2eventually; in the end; after all
I finally managed to find and buy the shoes you wanted for you.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛดีใจdii-jaiมากmâakที่tîiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiหาซื้อhǎa-sʉ́ʉทุเรียนtú-riianเจ้าjâaoอร่อยà-rɔ̀iมาmaaฝากfàak
Mom was very happy that my older brother managed to buy delicious durian and bring it for her.
เขาkǎoไปมาbpai-maaหลายlǎaiร้านráanกว่าจะgwàa-jàหาซื้อhǎa-sʉ́ʉยาyaaตัวdtuuaนี้níiมาmaaให้hâiคุณย่าkun-yâaได้dâai
He went to many pharmacies before he could manage to find and buy this medicine for his grandmother.
ไม่ต้องห่วงmâi-dtɔ̂ng-hùuangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangตั๋วคอนเสิร์ตdtǔua-kɔɔn-sə̀ətนะnáผมpǒmหาซื้อhǎa-sʉ́ʉทางtaangออนไลน์ɔɔn-laaiมาmaaให้hâiเรียบร้อยแล้วrîiap-rɔ́ɔi-lɛ́ɛo
Don't worry about the concert tickets; I've already managed to buy them online for you.
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
hǎa
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
หาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contact[to] look for; search forPart 1
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หาซื้อhǎa-sʉ́ʉหาซื้อhǎa-sʉ́ʉ[to] look for [sth] to buy; try to buy[to] look for [sth] to buy; try to buyWord