Thai word
แคบ
khâaep
窄
How to pronounce แคบ
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
แคบ is written khâaep and carries the falling 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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khaaep
Mid tone
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khàaep
Low tone
- แคบ
khâaep
Falling tone
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khǎaep
Rising tone
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kháaep
High tone
What does แคบ mean?
Translation
窄
แคบ (khâaep) means "窄" in Thai.
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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?
ห้า
hâa
Related words
More words with the falling tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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