ฮาวาย
haa-waaiMeanings
1Proper nounA2
Hawaii (U.S. state)
Hawaii, a U.S. state in the Pacific Ocean
Examples
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I want to travel to Hawaii once.
ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoฮาวายhaa-waaiมาmaaสนุกมากsà-nùk-mâakเลยləəi
Last year my family went to Hawaii, it was a lot of fun.
ฮาวายhaa-waaiเป็นbpenรัฐrátหนึ่งnʉ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngอเมริกาà-mee-rí-gaaที่tîiตั้งอยู่dtâng-yùuกลางglaangมหาสมุทรแปซิฟิกmá-hǎa-sà-mùt-bpɛɛ-sí-fíkและlɛ́มีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangด้านdâanภูเขาไฟpuu-kǎo-fai
Hawaii is a US state located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and is famous for its volcanoes.
2AdjectiveA2
Hawaiian-style
relating to Hawaii in style or theme (attributive use, e.g., 'ปาร์ตี้ฮาวาย')
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)เสื้อฮาวายsʉ̂ʉa-haa-waaiเสื้อฮาวายsʉ̂ʉa-haa-waaiHawaiian shirt; aloha shirt
Dad likes to wear Hawaiian shirts.
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I'm going to buy a Hawaiian-print shirt to wear to the beach tomorrow.
ที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเคยkəəiจัดjàtปาร์ตี้bpaa-dtîiฮาวายhaa-waaiทุกคนtúk-konใส่sàiชุดสีchút-sǐiสันsǎnสดใสsòt-sǎi
My office once threw a Hawaiian party; everyone wore colorful outfits.
ธีมtiimงานเลี้ยงรุ่นngaan-líiang-rûnปีนี้bpii-níiเป็นbpenธีมฮาวายtiim-haa-waaiเราraoเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngหาhǎaชุดchútลายดอกไม้laai-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiมาmaaใส่sàiกันgan
This year's reunion party theme is Hawaiian, so we have to find floral outfits to wear.
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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วายwaaiวายwaai1[to] end; cease; be over2[to] die; pass away (lit.)3ended; over; gone (lit.)[to] end; cease; be overPart 2
ฮาวายhaa-waaiฮาวายhaa-waaiHawaii (U.S. state)Hawaii (U.S. state)Word