Thai word
ข่าว
khàao
新闻
How to pronounce ข่าว
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
ข่าว is written khàao 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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khaao
Mid tone
- ข่าว
khàao
Low tone
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khâao
Falling tone
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khǎao
Rising tone
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kháao
High tone
What does ข่าว mean?
Translation
新闻
ข่าว (khàao) means "新闻" in Thai.
Example sentences
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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