Thai word
หนึ่ง
nùeng
一
How to pronounce หนึ่ง
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
หนึ่ง is written nùeng and carries the low 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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nueng
Mid tone
- หนึ่ง
nùeng
Low tone
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nûeng
Falling tone
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nǔeng
Rising tone
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núeng
High tone
What does หนึ่ง mean?
Translation
一
หนึ่ง (nùeng) means "一" in Thai.
Example sentences
เก้าบวกหนึ่งเท่ากับสิบ
gâo bùak nùeng tâo-gàp sìp
九加一等于十。
ปีนี้ผมอยู่ไทยครบหนึ่งปีแล้วครับ
bpii níi pǒm yùu tai króp nùeng bpii lɛ́ɛo kráp
今年我在泰国住满一年了。
ขอส้มตำหนึ่งถ้วยค่ะ ไม่เผ็ดนะคะ
kǒo sôm tam nùeng tûay kâ mâi pèt ná ká
请来一份青木瓜沙拉，不要辣。
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?
บาท
bàat
Related words
More words with the low tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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