Thai word
สอง
sǎawng
二
How to pronounce สอง
Rising tone
Starts low, rises to high
สอง is written sǎawng 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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saawng
Mid tone
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sàawng
Low tone
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sâawng
Falling tone
- สอง
sǎawng
Rising tone
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sáawng
High tone
What does สอง mean?
Translation
二
สอง (sǎawng) means "二" in Thai.
Example sentences
สองแถวไปตลาดไหมครับ
sǒng-tǎaew bpai dtà-làat mǎi kráp
这辆 sǒng-tǎaew 去 dtà-làat 吗？
วันละสองครั้งนะ
wan lá sǎawng khráng ná
wan lá sǎawng khráng，好吗？
ร้านนี้มีคนสองร้อยคนวันนี้
ráan níi mii kon sɔ̌ɔng róoi kon wan-níi
今天这家店有两百人。
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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