Thai word
ตั๋ว
dtǔa
票
How to pronounce ตั๋ว
Rising tone
Starts low, rises to high
ตั๋ว is written dtǔa and carries the rising 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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dtua
Mid tone
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dtùa
Low tone
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dtûa
Falling tone
- ตั๋ว
dtǔa
Rising tone
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dtúa
High tone
What does ตั๋ว mean?
Translation
票
ตั๋ว (dtǔa) means "票" in Thai.
Example sentences
ซื้อตั๋วไปสยามได้ที่ไหนครับ
séu dtǔa bpai sà-yǎam dâi tîi-nǎi kráp
去暹罗的票在哪里买？
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One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
หู
hǔu
Related words
More words with the rising tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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