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Find in Thai

“Find” in Thai is หาเจอhǎa joe; you'll also hear เจอjoe (find, come across; meet).

หาเจอ hǎa joe

to find (after looking) verb

  • hǎa rising
  • joe mid
  • Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
เจอ joe

to meet, to see; to find verb find, come across; meet

  • joe mid
  • Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

You know it from แล้วเจอกันláew joe gan (see you): 'then we meet'.

เจอjoe is taught in Unit 10 · Lesson 2: Making plans of the free course.

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How to use it

Thai splits "find" into two steps: หาhǎa, to look for, and เจอjoe, to come across. Together, หาเจอhǎa joe is finding after a search, and "I can't find it" puts ไม่mâi in the middle: หาไม่เจอhǎa mâi joe.

เจอjoe on its own is finding by chance, or meeting someone: เจอแมวในห้องน้ำjoe maew nai hâwng-náam, I found a cat in the bathroom. Formal Thai and the news say พบpóp.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

  • ha jer
  • ha juh
  • ha choe
  • ha jur

More verbs in Thai

All verbs
  • เป็น bpen Be

    to be (a nationality, a job, a role)

  • มี mii Have

    to have

  • ไป bpai Go

    to go

  • มา maa Come

    to come

  • กิน gin Eat

    to eat

  • ดื่ม dùuem Drink

    to drink

Learn this word in Unit 10, free

Unit 10 · This weekend · Making plans. Short lessons with audio for every word, speaking practice and spaced review. No sign-up needed.

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