Thai word
ลาบ
lâap
凉拌肉碎（碎肉沙拉，依善菜）
How to pronounce ลาบ
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
ลาบ is written lâap 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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laap
Mid tone
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làap
Low tone
- ลาบ
lâap
Falling tone
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lǎap
Rising tone
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láap
High tone
What does ลาบ mean?
Translation
凉拌肉碎（碎肉沙拉，依善菜）
ลาบ (lâap) means "凉拌肉碎（碎肉沙拉，依善菜）" in Thai.
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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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