Thai word
แผ่น
phàaen
张/片（扁平物品的量词）
How to pronounce แผ่น
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
แผ่น is written phàaen 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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phaaen
Mid tone
- แผ่น
phàaen
Low tone
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phâaen
Falling tone
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phǎaen
Rising tone
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pháaen
High tone
What does แผ่น mean?
Translation
张/片（扁平物品的量词）
แผ่น (phàaen) means "张/片（扁平物品的量词）" in Thai.
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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