Thai word
เก่า
gào
旧的（指物品）
How to pronounce เก่า
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
เก่า is written gào and carries the low 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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gao
Mid tone
- เก่า
gào
Low tone
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gâo
Falling tone
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gǎo
Rising tone
-
gáo
High tone
What does เก่า mean?
Translation
旧的（指物品）
เก่า (gào) means "旧的（指物品）" in Thai.
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What does this word mean?
บาท
bàat
Related words
More words with the low tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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