Describing things หายาก hǎa-yâak
rare, hard to find adjective
- hǎa rising
- yâak falling
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Parts: หาhǎa to look for ยากyâak difficult
How to use it
หายากhǎa-yâak is "hard to find": a rare animal is a สัตว์หายากsàt hǎa-yâak, and something easy to find is หาง่ายhǎa ngâai. For something that rarely happens, Thais say นานๆทีnaan-naan tii, once in a long while. A rare steak is ordered with the English word, rare, in steakhouses.
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 yak
- hayak
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