Thai word
อาบ
àap
淋浴/洗澡
How to pronounce อาบ
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
อาบ is written àap 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.
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aap
Mid tone
- อาบ
àap
Low tone
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âap
Falling tone
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ǎap
Rising tone
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áap
High tone
What does อาบ mean?
Translation
淋浴/洗澡
อาบ (àap) means "淋浴/洗澡" in Thai.
Example sentences
อาบน้ำก่อน แล้วก็กินข้าว
àap-náam gàwn, láew gâw gin khâao
先洗澡，然后吃饭。
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
Related words
More words with the low tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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