Thai word
เข้า
khâo
进入
How to pronounce เข้า
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
เข้า is written khâo 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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khao
Mid tone
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khào
Low tone
- เข้า
khâo
Falling tone
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khǎo
Rising tone
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kháo
High tone
What does เข้า mean?
Translation
进入
เข้า (khâo) means "进入" in Thai.
Example sentences
ต้องถอดรองเท้าก่อนเข้า
dtâwng thâwt rawng tháo gâwn khâo
khâo 前必须 thâwt rawng tháo。
ไม่เข้าใจครับ พูดช้าๆ ได้ไหมครับ
mâi khâo jai khráp phûut cháa cháa dâi mǎi khráp
我不明白。您能说慢一点吗？
ไม่เข้าใจครับ พูดช้าๆ ได้ไหมครับ
mâi khâo jai khráp phûut cháa cháa dâi mǎi khráp
我不明白，您能说慢一点吗？
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?
ห้า
hâa
Related words
More words with the falling tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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