เสียหาย

sĭia hăai

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

damaged; spoiled; impaired

In a worsened state due to harm, breakage, or spoilage.

Examples

โทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1mobile phone; cellphone (colloquial)2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3telephone; phoneตกน้ำdtòk náamตกน้ำdtòk náam1[to] fall into water2[sth] fall in water and get ruined; [plan] flopเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)เสียหายsĭia hăaiเสียหายsĭia hăai1damaged; spoiled; impaired2[to] be damaged; suffer loss3harmful (causing harm) — rare/incorrectเปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] turn on; switch on2[to] start; launch; open for business3[to] open; unwrap; unlock; turn onไม่ติดmâi dtìtไม่ติดmâi dtìt1not sticking; not attached2won't start; won't turn on3not stuck in traffic4not busy; available5[to] not pass; not be selected6not infected (with a disease)7not addicted; not attached (to a habit)8(coll.) don't mind; not bothered
The phone fell into water, so it’s damaged and won’t turn on.
2VerbB1

[to] be damaged; suffer loss

To incur harm, loss of value, money, or reputation; to take damage.

Examples

เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6[to] begin; start; take effect7cooked rice8riceรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเครื่องยนต์krêuuang yonเครื่องยนต์krêuuang yonengineเสียหายsĭia hăaiเสียหายsĭia hăai1damaged; spoiled; impaired2[to] be damaged; suffer loss3harmful (causing harm) — rare/incorrect
Yesterday it rained heavily, water got into the car and the engine was damaged.
3AdjectiveB2

harmful (causing harm) — rare/incorrect

Often misused. เสียหายเสียหายsĭia hăai1damaged; spoiled; impaired2[to] be damaged; suffer loss3harmful (causing harm) — rare/incorrect describes being damaged or suffering loss, not actively causing harm. Use ก่อให้เกิดความเสียหาย or เป็นอันตรายเป็นอันตรายbpen an-dtà-raaidangerous; hazardous; harmful for 'harmful'.

Examples

คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)เสียหายsĭia hăaiเสียหายsĭia hăai1damaged; spoiled; impaired2[to] be damaged; suffer loss3harmful (causing harm) — rare/incorrectใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)สิ่งของsìng kŏngสิ่งของsìng kŏng1things; items; belongings2thing; object; itemหรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)3otherwise; or else (formal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleได้รับdâi rápได้รับdâi ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)ความเสียหายkwaam sĭia hăaiความเสียหายkwaam sĭia hăai1damage; harm; injury2losses (esp. monetary/quantified)หรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)3otherwise; or else (formal)การสูญเสียgaan sŏon sĭiaการสูญเสียgaan sŏon sĭia1loss (general)2bereavement3casualties; losses4wastage/inefficiency (technical)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)หมายถึงmăai tĕungหมายถึงmăai tĕung1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)การไปgaan bpaiการไปgaan bpai1going; the act of going2attendance; visit; going (for a purpose)ทำร้ายtam ráaiทำร้ายtam ráai1[to] harm; hurt [sb/sth]2[to] assault; attack3[to] self-harm4[to] wrong; mistreatผู้อื่นpôo èunผู้อื่นpôo èunothers; other people; someone else
The word “เสียหาย” is used when an object or person suffers damage or loss; it does not mean to harm others.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เสียsĭiaเสียsĭia1broken; out of order2[to] pay3late; deceased4polite intensifier (after verbs/adjectives)5sadly; unfortunately (final particle)6[to] lose; forfeit; waste7spoiled; ruined; gone badPart 1
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หายhăaiหายhăai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)Part 2
เสียหายsĭia hăaiเสียหายsĭia hăaidamaged; spoiled; impaired