ฮ้าย(háai)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

bad; fierce; mean

bad, fierce, malicious, or mean (Northern and Isan dialect equivalent of ร้ายร้ายráai1fierce; vicious; dangerous2severe; grave; serious3evil; wicked; malicious)

Examples

หมาmăaหมาmăa1dog2dog (insult)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1character; figure2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3body; self; person (colloq.)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มันmanมันman1starchy tuber; tuberous crop2fat; grease3greasy; oily; fatty4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5creamy; rich (texture/taste)6it (thing/animal)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingฮ้ายháaiฮ้ายháai1bad; fierce; mean2[to] scold; [to] reprimandเด้อdérเด้อdérsentence-ending particle (Isan/Lao)ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] watch out for; guard against2[to] be careful; take care3watch out!; caution!มันmanมันman1starchy tuber; tuberous crop2fat; grease3greasy; oily; fatty4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5creamy; rich (texture/taste)6it (thing/animal)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingกัดgàtกัดgàt1[to] bite2caustic; irritating (to skin)3[to] sting; [to] irritate (skin)4[to] corrode; [to] etch5[to] mill (machining)เอาaoเอาao1auxiliary marking emphasis or result2[!] come on; all right; go ahead3marker: adverse consequence4[to] use; employ5[to] take; get; pick6[to] bring/take (for use)7[to] want (request/ordering)8[to] have sex (vulgar slang)
This dog is fierce; be careful, it might bite you.
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อย่าyàaไปbpaiเข้าใกล้kâo-glâiผู้ชายpôo chaaiคนkonนั้นnánเลยloieเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonใจjaiฮ้ายháai
Don't go near that man; he is a mean person.
ถึงtĕungหน้าตาnâa dtaaเขาkăoจะjàดูdooดุdùแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingแล้วláeoเขาkăoไม่ได้mâi dâaiเป็นbpenคนkonใจjaiฮ้ายháaiอย่างที่yàang têeคนอื่นkon èunคิดkít
Even though he looks fierce, he is actually not a malicious person as others think.
ข่าวkàaoเรื่องrêuuangโจรjohnใจjaiฮ้ายháaiที่têeทำร้ายtam ráaiคนแก่kon gàeทำให้tam hâiชาวบ้านchaao bâanในnaiละแวกนี้lá-wâek néeรู้สึกrúu-sèukไม่mâiปลอดภัยbplòt pai
The news about the cruel thief who attacked the elderly makes the villagers in this neighborhood feel unsafe.
2VerbB2

[to] scold; [to] reprimand

to scold, reprimand, or tell someone off (Northern and Isan dialect)

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)2mother; mom3prefix: female; main; baseฮ้ายháaiฮ้ายháai1bad; fierce; mean2[to] scold; [to] reprimandน้องnóngน้องnóng1younger sibling2junior; younger personที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)แอบàepแอบàep1secretly; on the sly2[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)หนีไปnĕe bpaiหนีไปnĕe bpai[to] flee; run away; escape (away)เล่นน้ำlên náamเล่นน้ำlên náamto play in the water; splash aroundที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)คลองklongคลองklong1natural waterway; stream; creek2canal3classifier: canals/ditches
Mom scolded my younger sibling for sneaking out to play in the canal.
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ถ้าtâaทำtamแก้วgâewแตกdtàekแบบนี้bàep néeเดี๋ยวdĭiaoก็gâwโดนdohnพ่อpôrฮ้ายháaiเอาaoหรอกròk
If you break the glass like this, you will definitely get scolded by Dad.
คุณครูkun kruuฮ้ายháaiนักเรียนnák riianที่têeชอบchôpโดดdòhtเรียนriianบ่อยbòiๆ-เพื่อให้pêuua hâiรู้จักrúu jàkปรับปรุงตัวbpràp-bprung dtuua
The teacher scolded the students who often skipped classes so that they would learn to improve their behavior.
ผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiฮ้ายháaiเด็กdèkเวลาway-laaทำผิดtam pìtก็gâwเพราะpráwความหวังดีkwaam wăng deeอยากyàakให้hâiเด็กdèkได้dâiเรียนรู้riian róo
Adults scold children when they do wrong out of good intentions, wanting them to learn.