Thai word
หรือ
rǔue
或者
How to pronounce หรือ
Rising tone
Starts low, rises to high
หรือ is written rǔue 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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ruue
Mid tone
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rùue
Low tone
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rûue
Falling tone
- หรือ
rǔue
Rising tone
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rúue
High tone
What does หรือ mean?
Translation
或者
หรือ (rǔue) means "或者" in Thai.
Example sentences
คุณชอบรสชาติแบบไหนคะ หวานหรือเปรี้ยว
kun chôop rót châat bàep nǎi ká wǎan rǔue prîao
您喜欢什么口味的？甜的还是酸的？（正式）
คุณกินข้าวหรือยังครับ
khun gin khâao rǔue yang khráp
您吃过饭了吗？（字面意思：您吃过米饭了吗？）
กินข้าวหรือยัง — กินแล้วครับ ขอบคุณ
gin khâao rǔue yang — gin láaeo khráp khàwp khun
你吃了吗？— 吃了，谢谢。
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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