Thai word
แปด
bpàet
八
How to pronounce แปด
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
แปด is written bpàet 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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bpaet
Mid tone
- แปด
bpàet
Low tone
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bpâet
Falling tone
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bpǎet
Rising tone
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bpáet
High tone
What does แปด mean?
Translation
八
แปด (bpàet) means "八" in Thai.
Example sentences
กรุณาจ่ายแปดร้อยยี่สิบบาทค่ะ
ga-rú-naa jàai bpàaet róoi yîi-sìp bàat kâ
一共是八百二十泰铢（与汉语"二十"同源），谢谢。（正式）
พรุ่งนี้เช้าผมมีนัดแปดโมงครับ
prûng-níi cháo pǒm mii nát bpàaet moong kráp
明天早上我八点有个预约。
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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