ไห้
cry
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- 1 cry、weep
It expresses crying or weeping. In modern everyday Thai, it normally appears in ร้องไห้ rather than being used on its own.
cry、weep
It refers to shedding tears or weeping from sadness, pain, joy, or another strong emotion, usually as part of a word such as ร้องไห้.
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ร้องไห้ rɔ́ɔŋ hây cry ร้องไห้ details
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อย่าร้องไห้ yàa rɔ́ɔŋ hây Don't cry. อย่าร้องไห้ details
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เด็กร้องไห้เพราะหิว dèk rɔ́ɔŋ hây phrɔ́ hǐw The child is crying because they are hungry. เด็กร้องไห้เพราะหิว details
Learning notes
Explanation
ไห้ carries the meaning of crying, but in modern Thai it is encountered mainly as an element of words such as ร้องไห้ “to cry” and ร่ำไห้ “to weep or lament.” For practical everyday use, learners should memorize ร้องไห้ as a complete verb.
Usage
In everyday speech, ร้องไห้ is used for crying from sadness, pain, hunger, happiness, or being deeply moved. ร่ำไห้ is more likely in stories, lyrics, or news reports describing deep grief.
Caution
For everyday “cry,” use ร้องไห้ rather than ไห้ by itself. Do not confuse ไห้ with the very common word ให้, which has unrelated meanings such as “give” and “let/cause someone to do something.”
Differences from similar words
1 cry synonyms
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ร่ำไห้ means to weep or lament in deep sorrow and is common in stories, songs, and news writing. It conveys more intense or prolonged grief than the basic idea expressed by ไห้.