Thai word
กลับ
glàp
返回/回去
How to pronounce กลับ
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
กลับ is written glàp 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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glap
Mid tone
- กลับ
glàp
Low tone
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glâp
Falling tone
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glǎp
Rising tone
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gláp
High tone
What does กลับ mean?
Translation
返回/回去
กลับ (glàp) means "返回/回去" in Thai.
Example sentences
ปลอดภัยไหมครับ ขับรถกลับดึกได้เลยไหม
Bplòot-pai mǎi kráp kàp rót glàp dèuk dâi ləəy mǎi
安全吗？我可以开车很晚回家吗？
ไก่ย่างห่อกลับบ้านได้ไหมคะ
gài yâang hòo glàp bâan dâai mǎi ká
烤鸡可以打包带走吗？
หลังจากเลิกงาน ผมกลับบ้านทันทีเลย
lǎng-jàak lêrk ngaan, phǒm glàp bâan than-thii loei
下班后，我马上就回家。
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?
บาท
bàat
Related words
More words with the low tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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