หาทาน
hǎa-taanMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] find something to eat
To find or obtain something to eat; also used when describing how easy or difficult a food is to find.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปหาbpai-hǎaไปหาbpai-hǎa1[to] go see [sb]; [to] visit [sb]2[to] go look for [sb/sth]; [to] seek [sth]อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ทานtaanทานtaan1[to] eat; consume (polite)2[to] take (medicine)3almsgiving; charity (Buddhist ‘ทาน’)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเถอะtə̀เถอะtə̀1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particle
Let's go find something to eat.
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Last night I went to find delicious food to eat in Yaowarat.
There are lots of interesting restaurants to go find food at around here.
ถ้าtâaไม่mâiอยากyàakทำtamอาหารเย็นaa-hǎan-yenนี้níiเราraoออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiหาhǎaอะไรà-raiทานtaanข้างนอกkâang-nɔ̂ɔkกันganก็ได้gɔ̂-dâaiนะná
If you don't want to cook tonight, we can go out to find something to eat.
2VerbB1
[to] beg; seek alms or donations
To ask people for money or food to live on; to solicit alms or donations in public.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asคนแก่kon-gɛ̀ɛคนแก่kon-gɛ̀ɛelderly person; old personคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ng1one person2a person; someoneนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)หาทานhǎa-taanหาทานhǎa-taan1[to] find something to eat2[to] beg; seek alms or donationsอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3classifier: sides; paired parts4side; party (in a dispute or game)5side; lateral (modifier)สะพานลอยsà-paan-lɔɔiสะพานลอยsà-paan-lɔɔipedestrian overpass; footbridge over a road
I saw an old person sitting and begging for money by the pedestrian bridge.
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บางคนbaang-konไม่มีmâi-miiทางเลือกtaang-lʉ̂ʉakอื่นʉ̀ʉnในnaiชีวิตchii-wítจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaหาทานhǎa-taanตามdtaamท้องถนนtɔ́ɔng-tà-nǒnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความอยู่รอดkwaam-yùu-rɔ̂ɔt
Some people have no other choice in life, so they have to go out and solicit alms on the streets to survive.
กฎหมายgòt-mǎaiของkɔ̌ɔngเมืองmʉʉangนี้níiห้ามhâamไม่ให้mâi-hâiมีmiiการหาgaan-hǎaทานtaanในnaiบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenสถานีรถไฟฟ้าsà-tǎa-nii-rót-fai-fáa
This city's law prohibits soliciting alms in the skytrain station areas.
ปัญหาสังคมbpan-hǎa-sǎng-komที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnเช่นchênความยากจนkwaam-yâak-jonและlɛ́การgaanขาดโอกาสkàat-oo-gàatทางtaangการศึกษาgaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaเป็นbpenปัจจัยหลักbpàt-jai-làkที่tîiผลักดันplàk-danให้hâiคนkonบางbaangกลุ่มglùmต้องdtɔ̂ngดำรงชีวิตdam-rong-chii-wítด้วยdûuaiการหาgaan-hǎaทานtaan
Complex social problems, such as poverty and lack of educational opportunities, are major factors that push some groups of people to live by soliciting alms.
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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ทานtaanทานtaan1[to] eat; consume (polite)2[to] take (medicine)3almsgiving; charity (Buddhist ‘ทาน’)[to] eat; consume (polite)Part 2
หาทานhǎa-taanหาทานhǎa-taan[to] find something to eat[to] find something to eatWord