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hâiMeaning
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[to] cry; weep (often in 'ร้องไห้ร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâai[to] cry; weep')
to cry or weep; commonly appears as the second part of 'ร้องไห้ร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâai[to] cry; weep' ('to cry'); when used alone it sounds formal or poetic; not to be confused with 'ให้ให้hâi1until; to the point that (result)2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3[to] give; provide4[to] allow; let; permit5so that; in order to6for (benefit of)' (to give).
Examples
เด็กผู้หญิงdèk-pûu-yǐngเด็กผู้หญิงdèk-pûu-yǐnggirlคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâai[to] cry; weepเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaaตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaa1doll; figurine2classifier: ตัว3dummy; puppet; provisional model (figurative)หายhǎaiหายhǎai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)
The little girl started to cry because she lost her doll.
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เธอtəəดีใจdii-jaiจนjonร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaมาmaaรอrɔɔรับrápที่tîiสนามบินsà-nǎam-bin
She cried tears of joy when she saw her family waiting for her at the airport.
She sat silently weeping for the love that was lost.
The sound of her sobbing and weeping came faintly from the corner of the room.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
hâi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |