Thai word
หา
hǎa
寻找/查找
How to pronounce หา
Rising tone
Starts low, rises to high
หา is written hǎa and carries the rising tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
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haa
Mid tone
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hàa
Low tone
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hâa
Falling tone
- หา
hǎa
Rising tone
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háa
High tone
What does หา mean?
Translation
寻找/查找
หา (hǎa) means "寻找/查找" in Thai.
Example sentences
ร้านอาหารอยู่ตรงข้ามธนาคารค่ะ
ráan-aa-hǎan yùu dtrong-kâam tá-naa-kaan ká
餐厅在银行对面。
หนูอยากหาห้องใกล้ BTS ค่ะ ราคาไม่แพงมาก
Nǔu yàak hǎa hông glâi BTS kâ raa-kaa mâi pɛɛng mâak
我想找一间BTS附近的房间，价格不要太贵。
ฉันชอบอาหารเผ็ดมากเลยค่ะ
chǎn chôop aahǎan pèt mâak loei kâ
我非常喜欢吃辣。
Test yourself
One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
หู
hǔu
Related words
More words with the rising tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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