Thai word
บอก
bàwk
告诉/说
How to pronounce บอก
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
บอก is written bàwk 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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bawk
Mid tone
- บอก
bàwk
Low tone
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bâwk
Falling tone
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bǎwk
Rising tone
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báwk
High tone
What does บอก mean?
Translation
告诉/说
บอก (bàwk) means "告诉/说" in Thai.
Example sentences
บอกทางหน่อยได้ไหมครับ
bàwk thaang nòi dâi mǎi khráp
您能给我指路吗？
เจ้าของบอกว่าจะขึ้นราคาตั้งแต่เดือนหน้า
Jâo-kǒong bòok wâa jà kêun raa-kaa dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛ deuan nâa
老板说下个月开始涨价。（口语）
เค้าไม่มาหรอก บอกว่าขี้เกียจสุด ๆ
kháo mâi maa ròk, bòk wâa khîi-gìat sùt-sùt
他不会来了，说他懒得要命。
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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