Thai word
ป้า
bpâa
姑妈/阿姨（比父母年长）
How to pronounce ป้า
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
ป้า is written bpâa 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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bpaa
Mid tone
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bpàa
Low tone
- ป้า
bpâa
Falling tone
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bpǎa
Rising tone
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bpáa
High tone
What does ป้า mean?
Translation
姑妈/阿姨（比父母年长）
ป้า (bpâa) means "姑妈/阿姨（比父母年长）" in Thai.
Example sentences
ขอโทษครับ ป้า ขอถามหน่อยได้ไหมครับ
khǎw thôot khráp bpâa khǎw thǎam nòi dâi mǎi khráp
阿姨，打扰一下，我可以问您点事吗？
ลงป้ายไหนดีคะ ถ้าจะไปมาบุญครอง
long bpâai nǎi dii ká tâa jà bpai maa-bun-krong
如果要去 MBK，我应该在哪一 bpâai 下车？
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?
ห้า
hâa
Related words
More words with the falling tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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