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hǎaiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] disappear; be gone
to no longer be seen or present; to vanish or be gone
Examples
หมอกmɔ̀ɔkหมอกmɔ̀ɔkfog; mistหายไปhǎai-bpaiหายไปhǎai-bpai1[to] disappear; vanish2[to] be missing; be gone3[to] subside; wear off4[to] go silent; drop out of contact (informal)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmภูเขาpuu-kǎoภูเขาpuu-kǎomountainแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
The fog has vanished from the mountain.
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When I turned back, she was gone immediately.
As soon as the rain stopped, the rainbow quickly disappeared.
ดวงอาทิตย์duuang aa-títค่อยkôiๆ-หายไปhăai bpaiหลังlăngเส้นขอบฟ้าsên kòp fáaทำให้tam hâiท้องฟ้าtóng fáaเปลี่ยนสีbplìian sĕeอย่างงดงามyàang ngót-ngaam
The sun gradually vanished behind the horizon, making the sky change color beautifully.
2AdjectiveA2
be missing; lost
to not be where it should be or cannot be found
Examples
กุญแจgun-jɛɛกุญแจgun-jɛɛ1key (for a lock)2key; crucial factor3answer key; key (solutions)4clef (music)หายhǎaiหายhǎai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)หาไม่เจอhǎa-mâi-jəəหาไม่เจอhǎa-mâi-jəə[to] be unable to find [sth]เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
The keys are missing; I can’t find them at all.
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This morning my wallet went missing on the bus.
เอกสารสำคัญèek-gà-sǎan-sǎm-kanหายไปhǎai-bpaiจากjàakโต๊ะทำงานdtó-tam-ngaanทำให้tam-hâiต้องdtɔ̂ngค้นkónทั้งtángห้องhɔ̂ngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาhǎa
The important documents are missing from the desk, so we had to search the entire room for them.
3VerbA2
[to] recover; get better
to become well again after being sick, injured, or in pain
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)หายไข้hǎai-kâiหายไข้hǎai-kâi[to] recover from a feverแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
My fever is gone today.
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หมอmɔ̌ɔบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaถ้าtâaกินยาgin-yaaตามเวลาdtaam-wee-laaอาการaa-gaanเจ็บคอjèp-kɔɔจะjàหายhǎaiในnaiสามsǎamวันwan
The doctor said if I take the medicine on time, my sore throat will get better in three days.
หลังlǎngพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnหนึ่งnʉ̀ngสัปดาห์sàp-daaอาการปวดหลังaa-gaan-bpùuat-lǎngของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəเริ่มrə̂əmหายhǎai
After resting for a week, her back pain started to get better.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàผ่าตัดpàa-dtàtมาmaaไม่นานmâi-naanแผลplɛ̌ɛก็gɔ̂หายhǎaiเร็วreoเพราะprɔ́ดูแลduu-lɛɛอย่างดีyàang-dii
Even though the surgery was recent, the wound healed quickly because it was well cared for.
4VerbB1
[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)
to stop happening or no longer exist, especially of pain, symptoms, or problems
Examples
กินยาgin-yaaกินยาgin-yaa[to] take medicine (orally)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)อาการปวดaa-gaan-bpùuatอาการปวดaa-gaan-bpùuatpain; acheหัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerหายhǎaiหายhǎai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)
After taking medicine, the headache disappeared.
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พอpɔɔเขาkǎoแก้gɛ̂ɛระบบเครือข่ายrá-bòp-krʉʉa-kàaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoปัญหาbpan-hǎaการเชื่อมต่อgaan-chʉ̂ʉam-dtɔ̀ɔก็gɔ̂หายไปhǎai-bpaiทันทีtan-tii
Once he fixed the network, the connection problem disappeared immediately.
เสียงรบกวนsǐiang-róp-guuanที่tîiเคยkəəiดังdangตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnหายไปhǎai-bpaiตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเปลี่ยนbplìianหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangใหม่mài
The noise that used to occur at night has disappeared since we changed the windows.
หลังlǎngประกาศbprà-gàatนโยบายná-yoo-baaiใหม่màiความสับสนkwaam-sàp-sǒnในnaiขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnการgaanยื่นเอกสารyʉ̂ʉn-èek-gà-sǎanก็gɔ̂แทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàหายไปhǎai-bpaiหมดmòt
After the new policy was announced, the confusion in the filing process almost completely disappeared.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hǎai
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 | — | — |