Thai word
ไก่
kài
鸡
How to pronounce ไก่
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
ไก่ is written kài 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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kai
Mid tone
- ไก่
kài
Low tone
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kâi
Falling tone
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kǎi
Rising tone
-
kái
High tone
What does ไก่ mean?
Translation
鸡
ไก่ (kài) means "鸡" in Thai.
Example sentences
ไก่กับไข่
gài gàp khài
鸡和蛋。
ไก่ย่างห่อกลับบ้านได้ไหมคะ
gài yâang hòo glàp bâan dâai mǎi ká
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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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