Thai word
ฝน
fǒn
雨
How to pronounce ฝน
Rising tone
Starts low, rises to high
ฝน is written fǒn 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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fon
Mid tone
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fòn
Low tone
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fôn
Falling tone
- ฝน
fǒn
Rising tone
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fón
High tone
What does ฝน mean?
Translation
雨
ฝน (fǒn) means "雨" in Thai.
Example sentences
ฝนตกแล้ว ตอนนี้ออกไปไม่ได้
fǒn dtòk láew, dtawn-níi àwk bpai mâi dâi
下雨了，现在不能出去了。
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?
หู
hǔu
Related words
More words with the rising tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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