Thai word
ขอ
khǎw
请求/我可以
How to pronounce ขอ
Rising tone
Starts low, rises to high
ขอ is written khǎw 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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khaw
Mid tone
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khàw
Low tone
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khâw
Falling tone
- ขอ
khǎw
Rising tone
-
kháw
High tone
What does ขอ mean?
Translation
请求/我可以
ขอ (khǎw) means "请求/我可以" in Thai.
Example sentences
จอดตรงนี้เลยนะคะ ขอบคุณค่ะ
jòt dtrong-níi loei ná ká kòp-kun ká
就停在这里吧，谢谢。（口语）
ขอบคุณมากครับ
khàwp khun mâak khráp
非常感谢。
ขอโทษที่รบกวนครับ
khǎw thôot thîi róp guuan khráp
抱歉打扰了。
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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