ฮั่น
hânMeanings
1PronounB1
that (over there) (dialect)
A demonstrative pronoun or determiner used in Northern and Northeastern (Isan/Lao) Thai dialects to mean 'that' or 'that one over there', referring to something at a distance from the speaker. Equivalent to the Central Thai 'นั่นนั่นnânthat (over there)' (nân).
Examples
ฮั่นhânฮั่นhân1that (over there) (dialect)2Aha!; Gotcha!แอบàepแอบàep1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2secretly; on the slyกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketหนมnŏmหนมnŏmsnack; treat; dessert (informal)ข่อยkòiข่อยkòi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bushเบาะbòเบาะbòseat cushion; padded seat
Aha! Are you secretly eating my snacks?
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Aha! I knew it, you were hiding a present for me. Here it is!
Gotcha! You're blushing bright red. Thinking about him, are you?
ฮั่นhânที่แท้têe táeก็gâwซุ่มsûmวางแผนwaang păenจัดjàtงานวันเกิดngaan wan gèrtให้hâiข่อยkòiนี่เองnêe engมิน่าล่ะmí-nâa lâทำตัวtam dtuuaลับๆláp lápล่อlôrๆ-
Aha! So you were all secretly planning a birthday party for me. No wonder you were all acting so sneaky.
2InterjectionB1
Aha!; Gotcha!
An interjection used playfully to express that one has caught someone doing something, discovered a secret, or is teasing. It is often a shortened form of the fuller expression 'ฮั่นแน่' (hàn nàe).
Examples
ฮั่นhânฮั่นhân1that (over there) (dialect)2Aha!; Gotcha!แอบàepแอบàep1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2secretly; on the slyกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketหนมnŏmหนมnŏmsnack; treat; dessert (informal)ข่อยkòiข่อยkòi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bushเบาะbòเบาะbòseat cushion; padded seat
Aha! Are you secretly eating my snacks?
3 more examplesShow less
Aha! I knew it, you were hiding a present for me. Here it is!
Gotcha! You're blushing bright red. Thinking about him, are you?
ฮั่นhânที่แท้têe táeก็gâwซุ่มsûmวางแผนwaang păenจัดjàtงานวันเกิดngaan wan gèrtให้hâiข่อยkòiนี่เองnêe engมิน่าล่ะmí-nâa lâทำตัวtam dtuuaลับๆláp lápล่อlôrๆ-
Aha! So you were all secretly planning a birthday party for me. No wonder you were all acting so sneaky.