Thai word
ครึ่ง
khrûeng
一半
How to pronounce ครึ่ง
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
ครึ่ง is written khrûeng 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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khrueng
Mid tone
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khrùeng
Low tone
- ครึ่ง
khrûeng
Falling tone
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khrǔeng
Rising tone
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khrúeng
High tone
What does ครึ่ง mean?
Translation
一半
ครึ่ง (khrûeng) means "一半" in Thai.
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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