Thai word
ห้อง
hâwng
房间（量词）
How to pronounce ห้อง
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
ห้อง is written hâwng 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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hawng
Mid tone
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hàwng
Low tone
- ห้อง
hâwng
Falling tone
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hǎwng
Rising tone
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háwng
High tone
What does ห้อง mean?
Translation
房间（量词）
ห้อง (hâwng) means "房间（量词）" in Thai.
Example sentences
ห้องน้ำอยู่ที่ไหนครับ
hâwng náam yùu thîi nǎi khráp
洗手间在哪里？
ห้องน้ำอยู่ที่ไหนครับ
hông-náam yùu tîi-nǎi kráp
洗手间在哪里？
หนูอยากหาห้องใกล้ BTS ค่ะ ราคาไม่แพงมาก
Nǔu yàak hǎa hông glâi BTS kâ raa-kaa mâi pɛɛng mâak
我想找一间BTS附近的房间，价格不要太贵。
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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