หาย hǎai
to get better, to recover; to be lost, to disappear verb
- hǎai rising
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
When an illness หายhǎai, it disappears; the same word is used for a lost passport or a missing bag.
Taught in Unit 16 · Lesson 2: Medicine and the doctor of the free course.
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- hai
- hai laew
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