Falling tone
ห้าม
hâam
to forbid
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Falling tone
Falling tone
แก้ว
kɛ̂ɛw
drinking glass
Falling tone
มาก
mâak
very / a lot
Falling tone
สั้น
sân
short (length)
Falling tone
ใกล้
klây
near, close
Falling tone
เงียบ
ŋîap
quiet, silent
High tone
High tone
ช้อน
chɔ́ɔn
spoon
High tone
ซื้อ
sʉ́ʉ
to buy
High tone
แป๊บ
pɛ́ɛp
a moment
High tone
ยิ้ม
yím
to smile
High tone
โต๊ะ
tó
table
High tone
คิด
khít
to think, to consider
Low tone
Low tone
ก่อน
kɔ̀ɔn
before, prior to
Low tone
กี่
kìi
how many, how much
Low tone
จาก
càak
from, since
Low tone
เก่ง
kèŋ
skillful
Low tone
เกาะ
kɔ̀
island
Low tone
เจ็บ
cèp
painful, hurt, ache
Mid tone
Mid tone
งาน
ŋaan
work, task, event
Mid tone
มา
maa
to come
Mid tone
เงิน
ŋən
money, silver
Mid tone
ใคร
khray
who
Rising tone
Rising tone
ของ
khɔ̌ɔŋ
thing, belonging
Rising tone
หา
hǎa
to look for
Rising tone
แข็ง
khɛ̌ŋ
hard, strong
Tones are variations of pitch (high, low) and melody (falling, rising) on a syllable, which change the meaning of the word.
In Thai, there are 5 possible melodies: flat (medium), low, descending, high, and ascending.
In Thai Flash, tones are represented by diacritics placed on the vowel.
- [â] : falling tone (descending)
- [á] : high tone
- [à] : low tone
- [a] : medium tone
- [ǎ] : rising tone (ascending)
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