หายใจ
hăai jai
Meanings
1NounA1
[to] breathe; respire
to take air into the lungs and expel it; to perform the act of breathing
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหายใจhăai jaiหายใจhăai jai1[to] breathe; respire2[to] gasp; wheeze; breathe with difficultyช้าๆcháa cháaช้าๆcháa cháaslowly; unhurriedlyผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3past; via; through4[to] experience; go throughจมูกjà-mòokจมูกjà-mòok1nose2nose (of an object)
He breathes slowly through his nose.
2NounB1
[to] gasp; wheeze; breathe with difficulty
to breathe with great effort or with a whistling sound; to take short, difficult breaths
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillวิ่งขึ้นwîng kûenวิ่งขึ้นwîng kûen1[to] run up2[to] increase rapidly (price)บันไดban-daiบันไดban-dai1stairs; staircase2stairway (figurative path upward)3ladderแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)หายใจhăai jaiหายใจhăai jai1[to] breathe; respire2[to] gasp; wheeze; breathe with difficultyฮั่กhâkฮั่กhâk1love; affection (Northern/Isan dialect)2[to] love; be fond of (Northern/Isan dialect)ๆ-เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughหายใจhăai jaiหายใจhăai jai1[to] breathe; respire2[to] gasp; wheeze; breathe with difficultyไม่ทันmâi tanไม่ทันmâi tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])
He ran up the stairs and panted hard, as if he couldn't catch his breath.
Word Breakdown
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หายใจhăai jaiหายใจhăai jai[to] breathe; respire