ฮั่น

hân

Meanings

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 'นั่นนั่นnân1that (over there)2that (over there)' (nân).

Examples

ฮั่นhânฮั่นhân1that (over there) (dialect)2[!] Aha!; Gotcha!แอบàepแอบàep1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] secretly like; have a crush (without telling)3secretly; on the slyกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketหนมnŏmหนมnŏmsnack; treat; dessert (informal)ข่อยkòiข่อยkòi1Siamese rough bush2I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)เบาะเบาะ1seat (vehicle)2baby; infant (informal)3seat cushion; padded seat
Aha! Are you secretly eating my snacks?
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)2[!] Aha!; Gotcha!แอบàepแอบàep1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] secretly like; have a crush (without telling)3secretly; on the slyกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketหนมnŏmหนมnŏmsnack; treat; dessert (informal)ข่อยkòiข่อยkòi1Siamese rough bush2I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)เบาะเบาะ1seat (vehicle)2baby; infant (informal)3seat cushion; padded seat
Aha! Are you secretly eating my snacks?