Thai word
เก้า
gâao
九
How to pronounce เก้า
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
เก้า is written gâao 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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gaao
Mid tone
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gàao
Low tone
- เก้า
gâao
Falling tone
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gǎao
Rising tone
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gáao
High tone
What does เก้า mean?
Translation
九
เก้า (gâao) means "九" in Thai.
Example sentences
เก้าบวกหนึ่งเท่ากับสิบ
gâo bùak nùeng tâo-gàp sìp
九加一等于十。
โต๊ะนี้มีเก้าอี้หกตัว
dtôo níi mii gâo-îi hòk dtua
这张桌子有六把椅子。
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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