ห่าๆ
hàa hàaMeaning
1InterjectionB2
damn it!
A vulgar exclamation used to express frustration, annoyance, or anger.
Examples
ห่าๆhàa hàaห่าๆhàa hàadamn it!วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentรถติดrót dtìtรถติดrót dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ขนาดนี้kà-nàat néeขนาดนี้kà-nàat née1this size; of this size (modifier)2this big/size (used alone)3to this extent; this much; so …เนี่ยnîiaเนี่ยnîia1deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)2focus/emotion particle3discourse marker (framing)
Damn it... why is the traffic so bad today?
3 more examplesShow less
Damn it! I forgot the room key inside again.
ห่าๆhàa hàaอุตส่าห์ùt-sàaต่อคิวdtòr kiuตั้งนานdtâng naanพอถึงpor tĕungตาdtaaเราraoของหมดkŏng mòtพอดีpo dee
Damn... I went to the trouble of waiting in line for so long, and just when it's my turn, they run out.
ห่าๆhàa hàaใครkraiมันmanมักง่ายmák ngâaiเอาaoขยะkà-yàมาmaaทิ้งไว้tíng wáiหน้าบ้านnâa bâanคนอื่นkon èunแบบนี้bàep néeวะwá
Damn it! What kind of inconsiderate person just dumps their trash in front of someone else's house like this?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ห่าๆ said ห่า-ห่า?
hàa hàa
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
hàa
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |