Thai word
มาก
mâak
很/很多
How to pronounce มาก
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
มาก is written mâak 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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maak
Mid tone
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màak
Low tone
- มาก
mâak
Falling tone
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mǎak
Rising tone
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máak
High tone
What does มาก mean?
Translation
很/很多
มาก (mâak) means "很/很多" in Thai.
Example sentences
มากินข้าว
maa gin khâao
来 gin khâao。
ขอบคุณมากครับ
khàwp khun mâak khráp
非常感谢。
รสชาติขมนิดหน่อยแต่อร่อยมากครับ
rót châat kǒm nít nòi tàe àròoy mâak kráp
味道有点苦，但非常好吃。
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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