Thai word
บ่
bàw
不（依善语，= ไม่）
How to pronounce บ่
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
บ่ is written bàw 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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baw
Mid tone
- บ่
bàw
Low tone
-
bâw
Falling tone
-
bǎw
Rising tone
-
báw
High tone
What does บ่ mean?
Translation
不（依善语，= ไม่）
บ่ (bàw) means "不（依善语，= ไม่）" in Thai.
Example sentences
คุณไปบ่อยไหม
khun bpai bòi mǎi
您常去那里吗？
เมื่อวานฉันไปตลาดตอนบ่าย
mûuea-waan chǎn bpai dtà-làat dtɔɔn bàai
昨天下午我去了市场。
ข้อยบ่หิว กินข้าวมาแล้ว
khâawi bàw hǐu, gin khâao maa láew
我不饿，我已经吃过了。（伊善语）
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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