Thai word
เนื้อ
núuea
牛肉/肉
How to pronounce เนื้อ
High tone
High and flat, slightly falling at the end
เนื้อ is written núuea 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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nuuea
Mid tone
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nùuea
Low tone
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nûuea
Falling tone
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nǔuea
Rising tone
- เนื้อ
núuea
High tone
What does เนื้อ mean?
Translation
牛肉/肉
เนื้อ (núuea) means "牛肉/肉" in Thai.
Example sentences
ไม่เอาผักนะครับ เอาแต่เนื้อ
mâi ao pàk ná kráp ao tàe núea
不要蔬菜，只要肉。
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?
ใช้
chái
Related words
More words with the high tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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