Thai word
เช่า
châo
租
How to pronounce เช่า
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
เช่า is written châo 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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chao
Mid tone
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chào
Low tone
- เช่า
châo
Falling tone
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chǎo
Rising tone
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cháo
High tone
What does เช่า mean?
Translation
租
เช่า (châo) means "租" in Thai.
Example sentences
ต้องเซ็นสัญญาเช่ากี่เดือนครับ
Dtông sen sǎn-yaa châo gìi deuan kráp
我需要签几个月的租赁合同？
ผมกำลังหาห้องเช่าอยู่แถวอโศกครับ
Pǒm gam-lang hǎa hông châo yùu tɛ̌ɛw a-sòok kráp
我正在Asok附近找房租。
ค่าเช่าเดือนละเท่าไหร่ครับ มีแอร์ไหม
Kâa châo deuan-lá tâo-rài kráp mii ɛɛ mǎi
月租多少钱？有空调吗？
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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