Thai word
เก่ง
gèng
熟练的/擅长
How to pronounce เก่ง
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
เก่ง is written gèng 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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geng
Mid tone
- เก่ง
gèng
Low tone
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gêng
Falling tone
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gěng
Rising tone
-
géng
High tone
What does เก่ง mean?
Translation
熟练的/擅长
เก่ง (gèng) means "熟练的/擅长" 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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