Thai word
กอด
gàwt
拥抱
How to pronounce กอด
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
กอด is written gàwt 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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gawt
Mid tone
- กอด
gàwt
Low tone
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gâwt
Falling tone
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gǎwt
Rising tone
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gáwt
High tone
What does กอด mean?
Translation
拥抱
กอด (gàwt) means "拥抱" 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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