Thai word
ด้วย
dûay
也
How to pronounce ด้วย
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
ด้วย is written dûay 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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duay
Mid tone
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dùay
Low tone
- ด้วย
dûay
Falling tone
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dǔay
Rising tone
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dúay
High tone
What does ด้วย mean?
Translation
也
ด้วย (dûay) means "也" in Thai.
Example sentences
ช่วยด้วยค่ะ
chûay dûay khâ
救命啊！
ช่วยด้วยครับ
chûay dûay khráp
请帮帮我。
ขอใบเสร็จด้วยนะคะ
kɔ̌ɔ bai-sèt dûuai ná ká
请给我 bai-sèt。
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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