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Thai word

อะ

à

什么(口语,อะไร 的缩写)

Low tone

How to pronounce อะ

High Low

Low tone

Low and flat, slightly falling at the end

อะ is written à and carries the low tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.

Same syllable, five tones

Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.

  1. a

    Mid tone

  2. à

    Low tone

    อะ
  3. â

    Falling tone

  4. ǎ

    Rising tone

  5. á

    High tone

What does อะ mean?

Translation

什么(口语,อะไร 的缩写)

อะ (à) means "什么(口语,อะไร 的缩写)" in Thai.

Tone: Low tone Frequency: #5 informal

Example sentences

คุณมาจากประเทศอะไรครับ

khun maa jàak bprathêet arai khráp

您是哪个 bprathêet 的?

ต้องการอะไรครับ — ไม่ต้องการอะไรครับ ขอบคุณ

dtâwng gaan arai khráp — mâi dtâwng gaan arai khráp khàwp khun

您需要什么吗?— 不用了,谢谢。

อยากกินอะไรครับ

yàak gin arai khráp

您想吃什么?(正式)

Test yourself

One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.

What does this word mean?

บาท

bàat

More words with the low tone — the same pitch shape, different words.

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