Thai word
เหงา
ngǎo
感到孤独
How to pronounce เหงา
Rising tone
Starts low, rises to high
เหงา is written ngǎo 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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ngao
Mid tone
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ngào
Low tone
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ngâo
Falling tone
- เหงา
ngǎo
Rising tone
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ngáo
High tone
What does เหงา mean?
Translation
感到孤独
เหงา (ngǎo) means "感到孤独" in Thai.
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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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