ฮานอย
haa-nɔɔiMeaning
1Proper nounA2
Hanoi (capital of Vietnam)
The capital city of Vietnam, located in the north of the country.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyฮานอยhaa-nɔɔiฮานอยhaa-nɔɔiHanoi (capital of Vietnam)
I want to go to Hanoi.
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Last year he traveled to Hanoi with his family.
เราraoวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnจะjàบินbinไปbpaiฮานอยhaa-nɔɔiอาทิตย์หน้าaa-tít-nâaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชมchomทะเลสาบtá-lee-sàapคืนkʉʉnดาบdàap
We plan to fly to Hanoi next week to see Hoan Kiem Lake.
ฮานอยhaa-nɔɔiเป็นbpenเมืองหลวงmʉʉang-lǔuangของkɔ̌ɔngเวียดนามwîiat-naamทางtaangตอนเหนือdtɔɔn-nʉ̌ʉaและlɛ́มีmiiย่านเมืองเก่าyâan-mʉʉang-gàoที่tîiคึกคักkʉ́k-kákมากmâak
Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam in the north, and it has a very lively Old Quarter.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
haa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
ฮาhaaฮาhaa1funny; hilarious (colloq.)2[to] laugh (colloq.)3ha! (laughter)funny; hilarious (colloq.)Part 1
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ฮานอยhaa-nɔɔiฮานอยhaa-nɔɔiHanoi (capital of Vietnam)Hanoi (capital of Vietnam)Word