Thai word
เหรอ
rǒe
真的吗？（表示惊讶）
How to pronounce เหรอ
Rising tone
Starts low, rises to high
เหรอ is written rǒe and carries the rising 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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roe
Mid tone
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ròe
Low tone
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rôe
Falling tone
- เหรอ
rǒe
Rising tone
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róe
High tone
What does เหรอ mean?
Translation
真的吗？（表示惊讶）
เหรอ (rǒe) means "真的吗？（表示惊讶）" in Thai.
Example sentences
ถูกกว่านี้ไม่มีเหรอคะ
tùuk gwàa níi mâi mii rə̌ə ká
没有比这个更 tùuk 的了吗？
อ้าว ไปแล้วเหรอ
âao, bpai láew rǒe
âao，你已经 bpai 了吗？
อ๋อ ทำงี้ก็ได้เหรอ ไม่เคยรู้เลย
ǎw, tham ngíi gâw dâi rǒoe, mâi khooei rúu looei
哦，原来还可以这样啊？我从来都不知道。
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?
หู
hǔu
Related words
More words with the rising tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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