Thai word
จะ
jà
将会/将要
How to pronounce จะ
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
จะ is written jà 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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ja
Mid tone
- จะ
jà
Low tone
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jâ
Falling tone
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jǎ
Rising tone
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já
High tone
What does จะ mean?
Translation
将会/将要
จะ (jà) means "将会/将要" in Thai.
Example sentences
จะไปพรุ่งนี้ครับ
jà bpai phrûng níi khráp
我明天去。
เจ้าของบอกว่าจะขึ้นราคาตั้งแต่เดือนหน้า
Jâo-kǒong bòok wâa jà kêun raa-kaa dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛ deuan nâa
老板说下个月开始涨价。（口语）
มัดจำจะได้คืนหลังย้ายออกไม่เกินสองอาทิตย์ค่ะ
Màt-jam jà dâi keun lǎng yáai òok mâi gəən sǒong aa-tít kâ
Màt-jam 将在您 yáai òok 后 sǒong aa-tít 内退还。
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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