Thai word
ควร
khuuan
应该
How to pronounce ควร
Mid tone
Flat, neutral level — like a normal speaking tone
ควร is written khuuan and carries the mid 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.
- ควร
khuuan
Mid tone
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khùuan
Low tone
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khûuan
Falling tone
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khǔuan
Rising tone
-
khúuan
High tone
What does ควร mean?
Translation
应该
ควร (khuuan) means "应该" in Thai.
Example sentences
ทั้งๆที่เขาไม่สบาย เขาก็ยังไปทำงาน แต่ผมว่าเขาควรพักนะ
tháng-tháng thîi khǎo mâi sà-baai, khǎo gâaw yang bpai tham-ngaan, dtàe phǒm wâa khǎo khuuan phák ná
尽管他生病了，他还是去上班了，但我认为他应该休息。
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?
ไซส์
sai
Related words
More words with the mid tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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