Thai word
ท่าน
thâan
您（非常正式/尊敬）
How to pronounce ท่าน
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
ท่าน is written thâan and carries the falling 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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thaan
Mid tone
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thàan
Low tone
- ท่าน
thâan
Falling tone
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thǎan
Rising tone
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tháan
High tone
What does ท่าน mean?
Translation
您（非常正式/尊敬）
ท่าน (thâan) means "您（非常正式/尊敬）" in Thai.
Example sentences
สิบบาทเท่านั้นค่ะ
sìp bàat thâo nán khâ
只要 sìp bàat。
ไม่ทราบว่าท่านสะดวกเข้าประชุมกี่โมงครับ
mâi sâap wâa thâan sà-dùak khâo bprà-chum gìi moong khráp
请问您几点方便参加会议？
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?
ห้า
hâa
Related words
More words with the falling tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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