ไฮ่(hâi)
Meanings
1NounB2
farm; field; rai
a farm, plantation, or dry field; also a rai, a Thai unit of land area equal to 1,600 square metres, used mainly in Northern and Isan dialects as an equivalent of standard Thai ไร่ไร่râi1rai (area unit)2farm; plantation; field
Examples
พ่อใหญ่pôr yàiพ่อใหญ่pôr yài1[Isan] respected elder man (address)2(Isan) grandfatherไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)เฮ็ดเวียกhét wîiakเฮ็ดเวียกhét wîiak[to] work; do a job (Isan/Lao dialect)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1progressive/continuative marker2to exist; remain3to be (located); be at4[to] live; reside; stayไฮ่hâiไฮ่hâi1[!] shoo2farm; field; raiตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàefrom; since (starting point)เช้าตรู่châao dtròoเช้าตรู่châao dtròo1early morning; daybreak; dawn2in the early morning; at daybreak
Grandpa went to work at the farm since early morning.
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This year, our family planted three rai of corn.
In this year's dry season, there isn't enough water for farming.
แม่เฒ่าmâe tâoบอกว่าbòk wâaสิsìขายkăaiที่ดินtêe dinจักjàkสองsŏngไฮ่hâiเพื่อpêuuaเอาaoเงินngernมาmaaเฮ็ดhétเฮือนheuanใหม่mài
Grandma said she would sell about two rai of land to get money to build a new house.
2InterjectionC1
[!] shoo
an exclamation used to chase away animals or urge them to move
Examples
ไฮ่hâiไฮ่hâi1[!] shoo2farm; field; raiไปให้bpai hâiไปให้bpai hâi[to] go give [sth] [to sb]พ้นpónพ้นpón1[to] get past; be beyond2beyond; past (as preposition/formal particle)3[to] be free from; escape; exempt fromเลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particleยายyaaiยายyaai1old woman (informal; can be rude)2grandmother (maternal)ตะโกนdtà-gohnตะโกนdtà-gohn[to] shout; yell; call outไล่lâiไล่lâi1[to] chase; pursue2[to] drive away; expel3[to] fire; dismiss4[to] adjust progressively5[to] go through in order; sort; enumerateสุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)ที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)มาคุ้ยmaa kúiมาคุ้ยmaa kúi[to] come and rummage; come and dig throughขยะkà-yàขยะkà-yà1junk; worthless stuff (figurative)2trash; garbage; rubbishหน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing side
"Hai! Get away!" Grandma shouted to chase away the dog digging through the trash in front of the house.
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ชาวนาchaao naaส่งเสียงร้องsòng-sĭiang róngไฮ่hâiไฮ่hâiเพื่อpêuuaต้อนฝูงdtôn fŏongควายkwaaiให้hâiเดินdernกลับglàpเข้าkâoคอกkôkในnaiตอนเย็นdton yen
The farmer shouted "Hai! Hai!" to herd the flock of buffaloes back into their pen in the evening.
ท่ามกลางtâam glaangความเงียบสงบkwaam ngîiap sà-ngòpของkŏngทุ่งนาtûng naaเสียงsĭiangตะโกนdtà-gohnไฮ่hâiของkŏngคนเลี้ยงวัวkon líiang wuuaก็gâwดังdangแว่วมาwâew maaแต่ไกลdtàe glai
Amidst the tranquility of the rice fields, the "Hai" shout of the cowherd echoed from afar.
ชายชราchaai chá-raaเงื้อngéuuaไม้เท้าmáai táaoขึ้นkêunสูงsŏongพร้อมกับpróm gàpเปล่งเสียงbplèng sĭiangไฮ่hâiอย่างyàangดุดันdù danเพื่อpêuuaขับไล่kàp lâiฝูงfǔngลิงlingที่มาtêe maaรื้อค้นréu kónข้าวของkâao kŏng
The old man raised his walking stick high while fiercely blurting out "Hai" to drive off the troop of monkeys ransacking his belongings.