Thai word
หมู
mǔu
猪肉/猪
How to pronounce หมู
Rising tone
Starts low, rises to high
หมู is written mǔu and carries the rising 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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muu
Mid tone
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mùu
Low tone
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mûu
Falling tone
- หมู
mǔu
Rising tone
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múu
High tone
What does หมู mean?
Translation
猪肉/猪
หมู (mǔu) means "猪肉/猪" in Thai.
Example sentences
เย็นนี้ไปกินหมูกระทะกันมั้ย
yen níi bpai gin mǔu-grà-thá gan mái
yen níi 一起去吃 mǔu-grà-thá（泰式烧烤）吗？
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?
หู
hǔu
Related words
More words with the rising tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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