Thai word
ขึ้น
khûen
上去
How to pronounce ขึ้น
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
ขึ้น is written khûen 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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khuen
Mid tone
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khùen
Low tone
- ขึ้น
khûen
Falling tone
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khǔen
Rising tone
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khúen
High tone
What does ขึ้น mean?
Translation
上去
ขึ้น (khûen) means "上去" in Thai.
Example sentences
เจ้าของบอกว่าจะขึ้นราคาตั้งแต่เดือนหน้า
Jâo-kǒong bòok wâa jà kêun raa-kaa dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛ deuan nâa
老板说下个月开始涨价。（口语）
รถมาแล้ว ขึ้นเลยนะ
rót maa láew kêun loei ná
车来了，快上车！
ไปอโศกต้องขึ้นสายไหนครับ
bpai à-sòk dtông kêun sǎai nǎi kráp
去Asok要坐哪条线？
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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