ห่างหาย(hàang hăai)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] be absent or out of touch for a while
to be away or out of contact for some time; to drop out of touch
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himห่างหายhàang hăaiห่างหายhàang hăai1[to] disappear for a time; cease occurring for a while2[to] not do something for a while; be away from an activity3[to] be absent or out of touch for a whileจากjàakจากjàak1[to] leave; depart; part from2nipa palm3from; away fromกลุ่มเพื่อนglùm pêuuanกลุ่มเพื่อนglùm pêuuangroup of friends; circle of friendsไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)นานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1not very; hardly (degree)2rarely; seldom; not oftenได้dâiได้dâi1[to] manage to; succeed in2[to] get; obtain; receive3actualized-action marker4can; [to] be able to; may5okay; sure; agreedคุยกันkui ganคุยกันkui gan1[to] talk together; chat2[to] discuss; talk things through; negotiate3[to] be talking (romantically); be seeing each other (informal)เลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)
He has been out of touch with his group of friends for a long time; they barely talk.
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หลังจากlăng jàakย้ายyáaiไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàtเราraoก็gâwห่างหายhàang hăaiกันไปgan bpaiไม่ได้mâi dâaiเจอกันjer ganบ่อยbòiเหมือนmĕuuanเมื่อก่อนmêuua gòn
After moving to work in another province, we dropped out of touch and don't meet as often as before.
ทำไมtam maiเธอterถึงtĕungห่างhàangหายไปเลยhăai bpai leoiล่ะlâไม่mâiเห็นhĕnเข้ามาkâo maaคุยkuiในnaiกลุ่มไลน์glùm laaiบ้างbâangเลยloie
Why have you been so out of touch? I haven't seen you chat in the LINE group at all.
แม้máeจะjàห่างหายhàang hăaiกันไปgan bpaiนานnaanนับสิบnáp sìpปีbpeeแต่dtàeพอporได้dâiกลับมาglàp maaเจอกันjer ganอีกครั้งèek krángความผูกพันkwaam pòok panฉันchănเพื่อนpêuuanก็gâwยังคงyang kongเหมือนเดิมmĕuuan derm
Even though we were out of contact for over ten years, when we met again, our bond as friends remained the same.
2VerbB1
[to] not do something for a while; be away from an activity
to stop or refrain from an activity for a period; to have not done something for some time
Examples
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1hair (on the head)2I; me (male speaker, polite)ห่างหายhàang hăaiห่างหายhàang hăai1[to] disappear for a time; cease occurring for a while2[to] not do something for a while; be away from an activity3[to] be absent or out of touch for a whileจากjàakจากjàak1[to] leave; depart; part from2nipa palm3from; away fromการเล่นgaan lênการเล่นgaan lên1playing with; manipulation for effect2play; playing (for fun)3performance; style of playกีตาร์gee-dtaaกีตาร์gee-dtaaguitarไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)นานแล้วnaan láewนานแล้วnaan láewa long time ago; for a long time now
I haven't played the guitar for a long time.
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เขาkăoห่างหายhàang hăaiจากjàakการออกกำลังกายgaan òk gam-lang gaaiไปbpaiหลายlăaiเดือนdeuuanเลยloieอ้วนûuanขึ้นkêunนิดหน่อยnít nòi
He's stopped exercising for a few months, so he's gained a little weight.
พอporไม่ได้mâi dâaiทำงานtam ngaanด้านdâanนี้néeก็gâwห่างหายhàang hăaiจากjàakการเขียนโค้ดgaan kĭian kóhtไปเลยbpai loie
Once I stopped working in this field, I completely stopped coding.
หลังจากlăng jàakมีmeeลูกlôokเธอterก็gâwต้องdtôngห่างหายhàang hăaiจากสิ่งที่jàak sìng têeเธอterรักrákอย่างyàangการเดินทางท่องเที่ยวgaan dern taang tông tîiaoไปbpaiหลายlăaiปีbpee
After having a child, she had to refrain from her passion for traveling for several years.
3VerbB2
[to] disappear for a time; cease occurring for a while
To stop appearing or occurring for a period, as of something previously familiar or recurrent.
Examples
นักร้องnák róngนักร้องnák róngsinger; vocalistคนโปรดkon bpròhtคนโปรดkon bpròhtfavorite personของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineห่างหายhàang hăaiห่างหายhàang hăai1[to] disappear for a time; cease occurring for a while2[to] not do something for a while; be away from an activity3[to] be absent or out of touch for a whileไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)จากjàakจากjàak1[to] leave; depart; part from2nipa palm3from; away fromวงการเพลงwong gaan playngวงการเพลงwong gaan playngmusic industry; music sceneไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] consider; [to] regard as2[to] see3[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)4[to] think; [to] be of the opinionออกเพลงòk playngออกเพลงòk playng[to] release a songใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; inexperienced (novice)2again; anew3new; different; fresh4new; not oldเลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)
My favorite singer has become rare in the music industry; I haven't seen any new songs from them at all.
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ทำไมtam maiช่วงนี้chûuang néeรอยยิ้มroy yímของkŏngเธอterถึงtĕungได้dâiห่างหายhàang hăaiไปbpaiแบบนี้bàep néeนะná
Why has your smile become so rare these days?
ประเพณีbprà-pay-neeดีๆdee deeแบบนี้bàep néeเริ่มrêrmห่างหายhàang hăaiไปbpaiจากjàakสังคมปัจจุบันsăng-kom bpàt-jù-banน่าเสียดายnâa sĭia-daaiจริงๆjing jing
It's a real shame that good traditions like this are becoming increasingly rare in modern society.
ความมีน้ำใจkwaam mee nám jaiของkŏngคนในเมืองkon nai meuuangใหญ่yàiดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanจะjàห่างหายhàang hăaiไปbpaiทุกทีtúk tee
The kindness of people in big cities seems to be becoming ever rarer.
Related Words
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หายหน้าหายตาhăai nâa hăai dtaaหายหน้าหายตาhăai nâa hăai dtaa[to] drop out of sight; be absent for a while
[to] drop out of sight; be absent for a while
หายหน้าhăai nâaหายหน้าhăai nâa[to] not show up; be out of contact for a while
[to] not show up; be out of contact for a while
ขาดการติดต่อkàat gaan dtìt-dtòขาดการติดต่อkàat gaan dtìt-dtò[to] lose contact [with sb]
[to] lose contact [with sb]
เว้นช่วงwén chûuangเว้นช่วงwén chûuang[to] leave a gap/interval; [to] space [sth] out; [to] take a break
[to] leave a gap/interval; [to] space [sth] out; [to] take a break
เหินห่างhĕrn hàangเหินห่างhĕrn hàang1distant; estranged; aloof2[to] grow apart; become estranged
- distant; estranged; aloof
- [to] grow apart; become estranged
Word Breakdown
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ห่างหายhàang hăaiห่างหายhàang hăai[to] be absent or out of touch for a while