Thai word
ดิน
din
泥土/土壤
How to pronounce ดิน
Mid tone
Flat, neutral level — like a normal speaking tone
ดิน is written din 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.
- ดิน
din
Mid tone
-
dìn
Low tone
-
dîn
Falling tone
-
dǐn
Rising tone
-
dín
High tone
What does ดิน mean?
Translation
泥土/土壤
ดิน (din) means "泥土/土壤" in Thai.
Example sentences
อยู่ใกล้กับ BTS นะครับ เดินแค่สองนาที
yùu glâi gàp BTS ná kráp dern kâae sǒng naa-tii
它离 BTS 很近，dern 只需 sǒng naa-tii。
มีเซเว่นอยู่ใกล้ๆ เดินสองนาทีถึงค่ะ
Mii se-wên yùu glâi-glâi dəən sǒong naa-tii tǔeng kâ
附近有家7-Eleven，走两分钟就到了。
ต้องต่อรถไฟใต้ดินที่สุขุมวิทครับ
dtông dtòr rót-fai-dtâi-din tîi sù-kǔm-wít kráp
您必须在Sukhumvit换乘地铁。
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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