Thai word
เรา
rao
我/我们（口语）
How to pronounce เรา
Mid tone
Flat, neutral level — like a normal speaking tone
เรา is written rao 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.
- เรา
rao
Mid tone
-
rào
Low tone
-
râo
Falling tone
-
rǎo
Rising tone
-
ráo
High tone
What does เรา mean?
Translation
我/我们（口语）
เรา (rao) means "我/我们（口语）" in Thai.
Example sentences
อย่าลืมโทรหาเราด้วยนะ
yàa luem thoo hǎa rao dûai ná
别忘了也给我们打电话，好吗？
สรุปคือเราไปกันพรุ่งนี้เช้าใช่ไหม
sà-rúp kuue rao bpai gan phrûng-níi cháo châi mái
所以我们 phrûng-níi cháo 一起去，châi mái？
ถ้าเธอไม่ว่าง เดี๋ยวเราไปวันหลังก็ได้ แต่อย่าลืมโทรมานะ
thâa thooe mâi wâang, dǐao rao bpai wan lǎng gâaw dâai, dtàe yàa leuum thoo maa ná
如果你没空，我们改天再去也行，但别忘了给我打电话。
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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