Thai word
สูง
sǔung
高
How to pronounce สูง
Rising tone
Starts low, rises to high
สูง is written sǔung 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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suung
Mid tone
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sùung
Low tone
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sûung
Falling tone
- สูง
sǔung
Rising tone
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súung
High tone
What does สูง mean?
Translation
高
สูง (sǔung) means "高" in Thai.
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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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