Thai word
มัก
mák
经常/通常/倾向于
How to pronounce มัก
High tone
High and flat, slightly falling at the end
มัก is written mák and carries the high 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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mak
Mid tone
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màk
Low tone
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mâk
Falling tone
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mǎk
Rising tone
- มัก
mák
High tone
What does มัก mean?
Translation
经常/通常/倾向于
มัก (mák) means "经常/通常/倾向于" in Thai.
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One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
ใช้
chái
Related words
More words with the high tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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