hái

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verb Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [haːj˧˦]Huế [haːj˨˩˦]Saigon [haːj˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

háirisingsắc

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

Meanings of hái in English

Verb

to pluck a plant or piece of fruit for later processing or consumption
- hái rauto harvest vegetables
- gặt háito harvest
- (figurative) gặt hái thành côngto achieve success

Words with hái

gặt hái lưỡi hái

Example sentences with hái

Hãy đi hái hoa trong vườn nào. Let's pick flowers from the garden.
Nho mọc thành chùm nên dễ hái. Grapes grow in thick clusters that are easy to pick.
Tôi phải hái một ít hoa. I have to pick some flowers.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, hái could be written as 挴, 𢲨, 𦷫, 海. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *haːrʔ.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce hái?

IPA: Hanoi [haːj˧˦]; Saigon [haːj˦˥]. Tones: hái — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.