Thai word
ข่า
khàa
高良姜
How to pronounce ข่า
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
ข่า is written khàa 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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khaa
Mid tone
- ข่า
khàa
Low tone
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khâa
Falling tone
-
khǎa
Rising tone
-
kháa
High tone
What does ข่า mean?
Translation
高良姜
ข่า (khàa) means "高良姜" in Thai.
Example sentences
แกงนี้มีข่า
gaeng níi mii khàa
这个咖喱里有高良姜。
วันนี้มีข่าวอะไรบ้าง
wan níi mii khàao arai bâang
今天有什么新闻？
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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