hai
hai — 感嘆詞
1. said when something very sad, unpleasant, or frightening happens, expressing tha
唉
表達悲傷、遺憾或驚恐的感嘆詞
said when something very sad, unpleasant, or frightening happens, expressing that you feel sorry or upset about it
"Hai! The whole village flooded after last night's storm," Andrei said sadly.
「唉！昨晚的暴風雨過後整個村莊都淹水了，」Andrei 難過地說。
interjection at start of sentence, comma after "Hai" for reported speech
"Hai, I really miss the Sunday dinners Grandma used to cook," Isabela whispered.
「唉，我真懷念奶奶以前每個週日為我們做的晚餐，」Isabela 輕聲說。
Wei stared at the broken vase and sighed, "Hai, this was my mother's favourite thing."
Wei 看著破碎的花瓶嘆了口氣說：「唉，這是我母親最喜歡的東西。」
"Hai, we should have left before this heavy rain," Bao said, looking at the road.
「唉，我們真該在這場大雨之前就出發的，」Bao 看著路面說。
"Hai! Losing in the final seconds felt terrible," Kian told his teammates.
「唉！最後幾秒輸掉的感覺真的很糟，」Kian 向隊友說。
文法句型
hai + [sentence]
用法筆記
Used at the beginning of a sentence, usually followed by a comma or an exclamation mark. It is a spoken interjection and rarely appears in formal written English. The tone is one of personal sadness or mild horror, not strong anger.