หาสาระ
hǎa-sǎa-ráMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] find substance; [to] find the point
to find or get substance, essence, or a meaningful point from something (often used in the negative to mean 'pointless' or 'nonsensical').
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดไปเรื่อยpûut-bpai-rʉ̂ʉaiพูดไปเรื่อยpûut-bpai-rʉ̂ʉai[to] ramble; talk endlesslyเปื่อยbpʉ̀ʉaiเปื่อยbpʉ̀ʉai1tender; softened by cooking2soft and falling apart; rotten/decayed3ulcerated; raw; maceratedหาสาระhǎa-sǎa-ráหาสาระhǎa-sǎa-rá[to] find substance; [to] find the pointอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He just rambled on and on; you couldn't get any substance from it at all.
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อย่าyàaไปbpaiเสียเวลาsǐia-wee-laaกับgàpเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangพวกนี้pûuak-níiเลยləəiมันmanหาสาระhǎa-sǎa-ráไม่ได้mâi-dâaiหรอกrɔ̀k
Don't waste your time with these things; they're completely pointless.
บทความbòt-kwaamนี้níiมีแต่น้ำmii-dtɛ̀ɛ-náamท่วมtûuamทุ่งtûngอ่านàanจบjòpแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂ยังyangหาhǎaสาระสำคัญsǎa-rá-sǎm-kanไม่เจอmâi-jəə
This article is full of fluff; after reading the whole thing, I still couldn't find the main point.
การประชุมgaan bprà-chumวันนี้wan néeยืดเยื้อyêut yéuuaมาmaaหลายlăaiชั่วโมงchûua-mohngแต่dtàeสุดท้ายsùt táaiก็gâwหาสาระhăa săa-ráหรือrĕuข้อสรุปkôr sà-rùpอะไรà-raiที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jaynไม่ได้mâi dâai
Today's meeting dragged on for many hours, but in the end, we couldn't get any substance or clear conclusions from it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 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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สาระsǎa-ráสาระsǎa-rá1substance; essence2key point; gist3content (educational)substance; essencePart 2
หาสาระhǎa-sǎa-ráหาสาระhǎa-sǎa-rá[to] find substance; [to] find the point[to] find substance; [to] find the pointWord