Thai Tone Pronunciations
From the following examples, you will get more idea about Thai tones. If you pronounced the tone of a syllable wrongly the meaning of the word will change. Sometimes it not so hard to guess your what you want to say, however, some words will give a totally different meaning and will make the listeners misunderstand the whole communication! Don’t worry that you have to know or be able to pronounce all the tones correctly at once, the more you practice the more you will get! Let’s take a look together.
süay- suay
Jan süay mâak แจนสวยมาก
Jan is very Beautiful.
Jan Suay mâak แจนซวยมาก
Jan has a very bad luck
yung - yûng
Wan níi yûng mâak วันนี้ยุ่งมาก
Today I’m very busy
Wan níi yung mâak วันนี้ยุงมาก
Today has a lot of mosquitos.
mäa - máa
Dan mii mäa แดนมีหมา
Dan has a dog
Dan mii máa แดนมีม้า
Dan has a horse
klâi - klai
Bâan yùu klâi บ้านอยู่ไกล้
The house is near
Bâan yùu klai
บ้านอยู่ไกล
The house is far
Let's practice Thai tones
Middle Tone
gin to eat
dii good
bpai to go
kruu teacher
rian to study
Low Tone ( à)
nùng one
sìi four
jà will
sèt to finish
jèt seven
Falling Tone (â)
hâa five
gâao nine
nîi this
châi correct
mâi no, not
High tone (á)
fáa sky
náam water
chái to use
rúu to know
rák to love
Rising Tone (ä)
mäa dog
süung tall
näng-süu book
müu pig
käao white
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