Thai word
เบียร์
bia
啤酒
How to pronounce เบียร์
Mid tone
Flat, neutral level — like a normal speaking tone
เบียร์ is written bia and carries the mid 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.
- เบียร์
bia
Mid tone
-
bìa
Low tone
-
bîa
Falling tone
-
bǐa
Rising tone
-
bía
High tone
What does เบียร์ mean?
Translation
啤酒
เบียร์ (bia) means "啤酒" in Thai.
Example sentences
เอาเบียร์สักขวดนะคะ
ao bia sàk kùat ná ká
我只要一瓶啤酒。
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?
ไซส์
sai
Related words
More words with the mid tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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