Thai word
เค้า
kháo
他/她（口语）
How to pronounce เค้า
High tone
High and flat, slightly falling at the end
เค้า is written kháo and carries the high 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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khao
Mid tone
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khào
Low tone
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khâo
Falling tone
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khǎo
Rising tone
- เค้า
kháo
High tone
What does เค้า mean?
Translation
他/她（口语）
เค้า (kháo) means "他/她（口语）" in Thai.
Example sentences
เค้าไม่มาหรอก บอกว่าขี้เกียจสุด ๆ
kháo mâi maa ròk, bòk wâa khîi-gìat sùt-sùt
他不会来了，说他懒得要命。
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?
ใช้
chái
Related words
More words with the high tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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