Thai word
ชา
chaa
茶
How to pronounce ชา
Mid tone
Flat, neutral level — like a normal speaking tone
ชา is written chaa 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.
- ชา
chaa
Mid tone
-
chàa
Low tone
-
châa
Falling tone
-
chǎa
Rising tone
-
cháa
High tone
What does ชา mean?
Translation
茶
ชา (chaa) means "茶" in Thai.
Example sentences
รสชาติขมนิดหน่อยแต่อร่อยมากครับ
rót châat kǒm nít nòi tàe àròoy mâak kráp
味道有点苦，但非常好吃。
คุณชอบรสชาติแบบไหนคะ หวานหรือเปรี้ยว
kun chôop rót châat bàep nǎi ká wǎan rǔue prîao
您喜欢什么口味的？甜的还是酸的？（正式）
ผมชื่อสมชายครับ
phǒm chûue sǒmchai khráp
我叫颂猜。
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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