hahとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

間投詞

hah

1. Alternative form of ha.
2. Alternative form of huh.
   • 1994, Milton Teichman, Sharon Leder, Truth and Lamentation: Stories and Poems on the Holocaust, page 58:

     Shut up, buddy, you've forgotten that I can't run. Now you're the wise guy, hah?

   • 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN:

     Isaac Sachs makes a 'Hah?' noise. 'You're not Sixsmith's niece?'

語源 2

名詞

hah (plural hahs)

1. Alternative form of heh (“Semitic letter”).

参考

• hem and hah

語源 3

Borrowed from Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ).

別の表記

• har

発音

• (Singapore) IPA: /hɑː˨/, [-˧˨]
  • Particle, sense 2: IPA: /hɑː˨˦/
  • Interjection, sense 2: IPA: [hɑː˨˦˨]
  • Often nasalized.

不変化詞

hah (Manglish, Singlish)

1. Synonym of ah (sense 1); used to form tag questions prompting the listener to confirm something.
   • 1989, Eleanor Wong, Jackson on a Jaunt, or, Mistaken Identities, page 5, lines 23–31:

     Mother: Just wait awhile, Susan. Jack said he’d be a little late. […] What would you like to drink, some Coca Cola?
     Susan: That’s alright Aunty. We’re going out to dinner.
     Mother: Or you prefer Pepsi, hah? We don’t drink Pepsi ourself, I always keep a few bottles just in case. Some people are so fussy.

2. (after lah) Used to form a tag question, either to invite acknowledgment, or to ascertain the continued attention of the listener.

   Synonym: hor (sense 1)

   So, just make sure you don’t accidentally mix the two together lah, hah?

3. Tagged at the end of a confirmation-seeking sentence to express subtle surprise or realisation.

間投詞

hah (Manglish, Singlish)

1. Huh!; used to express subtle surprise or amusement in a conversation.
2. Expression of discontent when one is faced with a rude awakening.

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