ไฮ้

hái

Meaning

1InterjectionB1

hey; whoa

an exclamation used to express surprise, objection, warning, or to get someone's attention

Examples

ไฮ้háiไฮ้háihey; whoaทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-maiwhy (question word)ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingรกrókรกrók1messy; cluttered2overgrown; weedy3annoying; in the way4placentaแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níi1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)
Hey! Why is the room so messy?
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ไฮ้háiทำไมtam-maiเธอtəəถึงtʉ̌ngพูดจาpûut-jaaไม่น่าmâi-nâaรักrákแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánกับgàpผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiล่ะlâ
Hey! Why are you speaking so impolitely to an adult like that?
ไฮ้háiฉันchǎnบอกbɔ̀ɔkกี่gìiครั้งkrángแล้วlɛ́ɛoว่าwâaอย่าyàaวางwaangของkɔ̌ɔngเกะกะgè-gà
Hey! How many times have I told you not to leave things lying around?
ไฮ้háiจะjàบ้าbâaเหรอrə̌əใครkraiเขาkǎoใส่sàiชุดนอนchút-nɔɔnไปbpaiร่วมrûuamงานแต่งงานngaan-dtɛ̀ng-ngaanกันgan
Hey! Are you crazy? Who wears pajamas to attend a wedding?

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

hái

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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