Thai word
จอด
jàwt
停车/停止
How to pronounce จอด
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
จอด is written jàwt 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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jawt
Mid tone
- จอด
jàwt
Low tone
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jâwt
Falling tone
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jǎwt
Rising tone
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jáwt
High tone
What does จอด mean?
Translation
停车/停止
จอด (jàwt) means "停车/停止" in Thai.
Example sentences
เลี้ยวขวาตรงนี้แล้วจอดข้างหน้าเลยค่ะ
líaw kwǎa dtrong-níi láew jòt kâang-nâa loei ká
在这里右转，然后停在前面。
จอดตรงนี้เลยนะคะ ขอบคุณค่ะ
jòt dtrong-níi loei ná ká kòp-kun ká
就停在这里吧，谢谢。（口语）
ที่จอดรถอยู่ข้างหลังอาคารค่ะ
tîi-jòt-rót yùu kâang-lǎng aa-kaan ká
停车场在楼后面。
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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