Thai word
ทาง
thaang
路/方向/通过
How to pronounce ทาง
Mid tone
Flat, neutral level — like a normal speaking tone
ทาง is written thaang and carries the mid 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.
- ทาง
thaang
Mid tone
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thàang
Low tone
-
thâang
Falling tone
-
thǎang
Rising tone
-
tháang
High tone
What does ทาง mean?
Translation
路/方向/通过
ทาง (thaang) means "路/方向/通过" in Thai.
Example sentences
บอกทางหน่อยได้ไหมครับ
bàwk thaang nòi dâi mǎi khráp
您能给我指路吗？
เลี้ยวขวาแล้วอยู่ข้างหน้าทางซ้ายมือครับ
líaw kwǎa láew yùu kâang-nâa taang sáai meu kráp
右转，它就在您左手边前面。
ทางออกไปห้างสรรพสินค้าอยู่ทางไหนครับ
taang-òk bpai hâang sàp-pá-sǐn-kâa yùu taang nǎi kráp
哪个出口通往商场？（正式）
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?
ไซส์
sai
Related words
More words with the mid tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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