No. 657 in Vietnamese
hài
"Hài" in Vietnamese means "funny" or "comedic."
In a sentence
Bộ phim này rất hài, cả nhà đều cười sảng khoái.
This movie is very funny; the whole family laughed heartily.
In this sentence, 'hài' is used as an adjective meaning 'funny' or 'comical', describing the movie's ability to amuse.
Anh ấy kể một câu chuyện hài tại buổi họp.
He told a humorous story at the meeting.
Here, 'hài' is part of the noun 'câu chuyện hài' (humorous story), signifying something intended to cause amusement.
Những mẩu truyện hài trong sách này rất ngắn nhưng thú vị.
The humorous tales in this book are very short but interesting.
In this context, 'hài' again relates to humor or comedy, associated with 'truyện' (stories), indicating their entertaining and amusing nature.
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