Thai word
ง่าย
ngâai
容易
How to pronounce ง่าย
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
ง่าย is written ngâai 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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ngaai
Mid tone
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ngàai
Low tone
- ง่าย
ngâai
Falling tone
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ngǎai
Rising tone
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ngáai
High tone
What does ง่าย mean?
Translation
容易
ง่าย (ngâai) means "容易" in Thai.
Example sentences
งานง่าย
ngaan ngâai
工作很简单。
ง่ายหรือยาก
ngâai rǔue yâak
容易还是难？
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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