Thai word
บ้าน
bâan
房子/家
How to pronounce บ้าน
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
บ้าน is written bâan and carries the falling 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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baan
Mid tone
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bàan
Low tone
- บ้าน
bâan
Falling tone
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bǎan
Rising tone
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báan
High tone
What does บ้าน mean?
Translation
房子/家
บ้าน (bâan) means "房子/家" in Thai.
Example sentences
บ้านอยู่สุดซอยเลยค่ะ ข้างล่างตึกสีขาว
bâan yùu sùt-soi loei ká kâang-lâang dtêuk sǐi-kǎao
bâan 就在 soi 尽头，白色 dtêuk 下面。
บ้านหลังนี้มีเฟอร์นิเจอร์ครบไหมคะ
Bâan lǎng níi mii fəə-ní-jəə króp mǎi ká
这栋房子是全套家具吗？
บ้านอยู่ในซอยเล็กๆ แต่ใกล้ถนนใหญ่ครับ
Bâan yùu nai sooý lék-lék dtɛ̀ɛ glâi tà-nǒn yài kráp
房子在一条小巷子里，但离主干道很近。
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What does this word mean?
ห้า
hâa
Related words
More words with the falling tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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