Thai word
เผ็ด
phèt
辣
How to pronounce เผ็ด
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
เผ็ด is written phèt 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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phet
Mid tone
- เผ็ด
phèt
Low tone
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phêt
Falling tone
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phět
Rising tone
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phét
High tone
What does เผ็ด mean?
Translation
辣
เผ็ด (phèt) means "辣" in Thai.
Example sentences
ไม่เผ็ดได้ไหมคะ ท้องไม่ค่อยดี
mâi pèt dâai mǎi ká tóong mâi kôi dii
可以做不辣的吗？我肚子不太舒服。
เผ็ดน้อยหน่อยครับ
phèt nóoi nòi khráp
请少辣一点。
เผ็ดนิดหน่อยได้ แต่อย่าเผ็ดมากนะครับ
pèt nít nòi dâai tàe yàa pèt mâak ná kráp
微辣可以，但不要太辣。
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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