Thai word
เพราะ
phráw
因为
How to pronounce เพราะ
High tone
High and flat, slightly falling at the end
เพราะ is written phráw 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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phraw
Mid tone
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phràw
Low tone
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phrâw
Falling tone
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phrǎw
Rising tone
- เพราะ
phráw
High tone
What does เพราะ mean?
Translation
因为
เพราะ (phráw) means "因为" in Thai.
Example sentences
ห้องนี้ทำความสะอาดยากเพราะมีฝุ่นเยอะครับ
Hông níi tam-kwaam-sà-àat yâak prór mii fùn yəə kráp
这个房间很难保持干净，因为灰尘太多了。
วันนี้ผมมาสายเพราะรถติดหนักมาก ดังนั้นขอโทษจริงๆนะครับ
wan-níi phǒm maa sǎai phráw rót dtìt nàk mâak, dang-nán khǎaw-thôot jing-jing ná khráp
今天我迟到了，因为堵车非常严重，所以我真的很抱歉。
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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