Thai word
ออก
àwk
出口/离开
How to pronounce ออก
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
ออก is written àwk 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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awk
Mid tone
- ออก
àwk
Low tone
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âwk
Falling tone
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ǎwk
Rising tone
-
áwk
High tone
What does ออก mean?
Translation
出口/离开
ออก (àwk) means "出口/离开" in Thai.
Example sentences
ฉันออกกำลังกายทุกวันเลย
chǎn àwk gamlang gaai thúk wan looei
我 thúk wan 都 àwk gamlang gaai。
มัดจำจะได้คืนหลังย้ายออกไม่เกินสองอาทิตย์ค่ะ
Màt-jam jà dâi keun lǎng yáai òok mâi gəən sǒong aa-tít kâ
Màt-jam 将在您 yáai òok 后 sǒong aa-tít 内退还。
ทางออกไปห้างสรรพสินค้าอยู่ทางไหนครับ
taang-òk bpai hâang sàp-pá-sǐn-kâa yùu taang nǎi kráp
哪个出口通往商场？（正式）
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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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