Thai word
รัก
rák
爱
How to pronounce รัก
High tone
High and flat, slightly falling at the end
รัก is written rák 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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rak
Mid tone
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ràk
Low tone
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râk
Falling tone
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rǎk
Rising tone
- รัก
rák
High tone
What does รัก mean?
Translation
爱
รัก (rák) means "爱" in Thai.
Example sentences
หมาตัวนั้นน่ารัก
mǎa tua nán nâa rák
那只 mǎa 很 nâa rák。
555 รูปนี้น่ารักมากอ่ะ เห็นแล้วยิ้มเลย
hâa-hâa-hâa, rûup níi nâa-rák mâak à, hěn láaeo yím looei
哈哈哈，这张照片太可爱了，我一看就笑了。
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?
ใช้
chái
Related words
More words with the high tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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