Thai word
แพง
phaaeng
贵
How to pronounce แพง
Mid tone
Flat, neutral level — like a normal speaking tone
แพง is written phaaeng and carries the mid 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.
- แพง
phaaeng
Mid tone
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phàaeng
Low tone
-
phâaeng
Falling tone
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phǎaeng
Rising tone
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pháaeng
High tone
What does แพง mean?
Translation
贵
แพง (phaaeng) means "贵" in Thai.
Example sentences
แพงไปนะคะ ลดได้ไหมคะ
paaeng bpai ná ká lót dâi mǎi ká
太贵了。能便宜点吗？（口语）
หนูอยากหาห้องใกล้ BTS ค่ะ ราคาไม่แพงมาก
Nǔu yàak hǎa hông glâi BTS kâ raa-kaa mâi pɛɛng mâak
我想找一间BTS附近的房间，价格不要太贵。
แพงไปนะ ลดได้ไหมครับ
paaeng bpai ná, lót dâai mǎi kráp
太贵了，可以便宜点吗？
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?
ไซส์
sai
Related words
More words with the mid tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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