Thai word
เพลง
phleng
歌曲/音乐
How to pronounce เพลง
Mid tone
Flat, neutral level — like a normal speaking tone
เพลง is written phleng 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.
- เพลง
phleng
Mid tone
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phlèng
Low tone
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phlêng
Falling tone
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phlěng
Rising tone
-
phléng
High tone
What does เพลง mean?
Translation
歌曲/音乐
เพลง (phleng) means "歌曲/音乐" in Thai.
Example sentences
เพลงนี้ฟังแล้วซึ้งมาก เกือบร้องไห้เลย
phleeng níi fang láew sêung mâak, gèuap ráwng-hâai loei
这首歌听了真感人，我差点哭了。
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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