Thai word
เจ็บ
jèp
疼痛（局部）/受伤
How to pronounce เจ็บ
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
เจ็บ is written jèp 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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jep
Mid tone
- เจ็บ
jèp
Low tone
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jêp
Falling tone
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jěp
Rising tone
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jép
High tone
What does เจ็บ mean?
Translation
疼痛（局部）/受伤
เจ็บ (jèp) means "疼痛（局部）/受伤" in Thai.
Example sentences
ขาเจ็บมาก
khǎa jèp mâak
我的腿很疼。
ขาของเขาเจ็บ
khǎa khǎawng khǎo jèp
他的腿很疼。
เจ็บมากเลยครับ เบาหน่อยได้ไหม
jèp mâak looei khráp bao nòi dâai mǎi
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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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