Thai word
ถาม
thǎam
问
How to pronounce ถาม
Rising tone
Starts low, rises to high
ถาม is written thǎam 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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thaam
Mid tone
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thàam
Low tone
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thâam
Falling tone
- ถาม
thǎam
Rising tone
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tháam
High tone
What does ถาม mean?
Translation
问
ถาม (thǎam) means "问" in Thai.
Example sentences
ขอโทษครับ ป้า ขอถามหน่อยได้ไหมครับ
khǎw thôot khráp bpâa khǎw thǎam nòi dâi mǎi khráp
阿姨，打扰一下，我可以问您点事吗？
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?
หู
hǔu
Related words
More words with the rising tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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