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hâi
Meanings
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[to] cry; weep (often in 'ร้องไห้ร้องไห้róng hâi1[to] cry; weep2[to] sob')
to cry or weep; commonly appears as the second part of 'ร้องไห้ร้องไห้róng hâi1[to] cry; weep2[to] sob' ('to cry'); when used alone it sounds formal or poetic; not to be confused with 'ให้ให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permit' (to give).
Examples
เด็กผู้หญิงdèk pôo-yĭngเด็กผู้หญิงdèk pôo-yĭnggirlคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toร้องไห้róng hâiร้องไห้róng hâi1[to] cry; weep2[to] sobเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaaตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaa1doll; figurine2mascot/figure (metaphor)3classifier: dolls/figuresหายhăaiหายhăai1[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.