Thai word
สี่
sìi
四
How to pronounce สี่
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
สี่ is written sìi and carries the low 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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sii
Mid tone
- สี่
sìi
Low tone
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sîi
Falling tone
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sǐi
Rising tone
-
síi
High tone
What does สี่ mean?
Translation
四
สี่ (sìi) means "四" in Thai.
Example sentences
ผมซื้อหนังสือสี่เล่มเมื่อวาน
pǒm súue nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ sìi lêm mûuea-waan
我昨天买了四本书。
ขอจองโต๊ะสำหรับสี่คนคืนนี้ได้ไหมครับ
khǎw jawng dtôo sǎm-ràp sìi khon khuuen níi dâai mǎi khráp
今晚可以预订一张四人桌吗？
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?
บาท
bàat
Related words
More words with the low tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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