Thai word
เขา
khǎo
他/她
How to pronounce เขา
Rising tone
Starts low, rises to high
เขา is written khǎo and carries the rising 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
- เขา
khǎo
Rising tone
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kháo
High tone
What does เขา mean?
Translation
他/她
เขา (khǎo) means "他/她" in Thai.
Example sentences
เขาอยู่ที่บ้านค่ะ
khǎo yùu thîi bâan khâ
他/她在家。
เขามาแล้ว
khǎo maa láeo
他已经到了。
ขาของเขาเจ็บ
khǎa khǎawng khǎo jèp
他的腿很疼。
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?
หู
hǔu
Related words
More words with the rising tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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