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Search for in Thai

“Search for” in Thai is ตามหาdtaam-hǎa.

ตามหา dtaam-hǎa

to search for (someone or something lost) verb

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

ตามหาของหายdtaam-hǎa kǎwng hǎai = to look for something you've lost.

You'll hear it in Ghost (ซ่อน (ไม่) หา).

How to use it

ตามหาdtaam-hǎa, "follow and look for", is searching hard for someone or something that's lost or hard to find: a missing pet, an old friend, and, in countless love songs, the right person. Posters for lost pets start with it. Everyday looking for is just หาhǎa, and searching online is ค้นหาkón-hǎa.

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:

  • tam ha
  • taam ha
  • tamha

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More verbs in Thai

All verbs
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    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

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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