German

Alternative forms

• Hay

Noun

Hai m ‎(genitive Hais or Haies, plural Haie)

1. shark

Declension

Derived terms

• Haifisch
• Kredithai
• Tigerhai
• Walhai
• Katzenhai
• Dornhai

English

Interjection

hai

1. (Internet slang) hi (a purposeful misspelling)

Anagrams

• ahi, AIH

Adzera

Interjection

hai

1. yes

Asturian

Verb

hai

1. third-person singular present indicative of haber

Estonian

Noun

hai ‎(genitive hai, partitive haid)

1. shark

Declension

Synonyms

• haikala

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑi̯/
• Rhymes: -ɑi
• Hyphenation: hai

Declension

Etymology 1

< Swedish haj ‎(“shark”) < Dutch haai ‎(“shark”)

Noun

hai

1. shark

Synonyms

• haikala

Etymology 2

< English high < high card

Noun

hai

1. (poker) high card

Coordinate terms

• pari, kaksi paria, neljän suora, neljän väri, kolmoset, suora, väri, täyskäsi, neloset, viitoset, värisuora, kuningasvärisuora

Galician

Alternative forms

• ha

Verb

hai

1. third-person singular present indicative of haber

   Hai dous nomes diferentes. — "There are two different names."

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɪ/

Interjection

hai

1. hi

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈai̯/
• Homophone: ai

Verb

hai

1. second-person singular present indicative of avere

Anagrams

• ahi

Japanese

Romanization

hai

1. rōmaji reading of はい

Jersey Dutch

Etymology

Cognate to Dutch hij ‎(“he”). Compare German Low German hei ‎(“he”).

Pronoun

hai

1. he
   • 1912, Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsche taal— en letterkunde, volumes 31-32, page 309:

     Hai waz nît tevrêde täus […]

     He was not content at home […]

Mandarin

Romanization

hai

1. Nonstandard spelling of hāi.
2. Nonstandard spelling of hái.
3. Nonstandard spelling of hǎi.
4. Nonstandard spelling of hài.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Navajo

Alternative forms

• xai (in older Americanist literature)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xɑj]

Noun

hai

1. winter

   haigo deeskʼaaz łeh — It’s usually cold in the winter.

Derived terms

• haidą́ą́ʼ (last winter)
• haigo (in winter)
• haiʼííłnííʼ (midwinter)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Dutch haai

Noun

hai m ‎(definite singular haien, indefinite plural haier, definite plural haiene)

1. a shark

References

• “hai” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Dutch haai

Noun

hai m ‎(definite singular haien, indefinite plural haiar, definite plural haiane)

1. a shark

References

• “hai” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [haj]

Interjection

hai

1. (with subjunctives) let's

   hai să mergem

   let's go

Usage notes

Hai is a word expressing inclination toward an action. It is often used to introduce suggestions, such as that in the given example.

Related terms

• haide, haidem, haideți

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Puter, Vallader) hei

Interjection

hai

1. (Vallader) yes (used to indicate agreement with the speaker in a conversation)

Derived terms

• bainschi hai

Related terms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) gea
• (Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) bain
• (Sursilvan) gie, (Sursilvan) bein
• (Sutsilvan) bagn
• (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) ea
• (Surmiran) gea bagn
• (Puter, Vallader) bainschi, schi

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ai/

Verb

hai

1. (Chile) Informal second-person singular (vos) present indicative form of haber.
2. (archaic, impersonal third-person singular indicative present of haber) there is, there are

   Hai dos tiendas que venden películas.‎

   There are two stores that sell films.

Synonyms

• (impersonal form of haber): hay

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English hi.

Interjection

hai

1. hello

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *haːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓaar; akin to Khmer ពីរ ‎(pir).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˥]

Numeral

hai (台, 𠄩)

1. (cardinal) two

Adjective

hai ‎(台, 𠄩)

1. (Southern Vietnam, ordinal, of a sibling) eldest; firstborn

   anh/chị hai

   eldest brother/sister

   bác hai

   eldest brother/sister of one's parent

Derived terms

• cả hai ‎(“both”)
• tháng hai ‎(“February”)
• thứ hai ‎(“Monday”)

See also

• nhị
• nhì