Thai word
เท้า
tháo
脚
How to pronounce เท้า
High tone
High and flat, slightly falling at the end
เท้า is written tháo and carries the high 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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thao
Mid tone
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thào
Low tone
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thâo
Falling tone
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thǎo
Rising tone
- เท้า
tháo
High tone
What does เท้า mean?
Translation
脚
เท้า (tháo) means "脚" in Thai.
Example sentences
ต้องถอดรองเท้าก่อนเข้า
dtâwng thâwt rawng tháo gâwn khâo
khâo 前必须 thâwt rawng tháo。
ขอนวดเท้าหนึ่งชั่วโมงครับ
khǎw nûat tháo nùeng chûa moong khráp
请给我一个小时的足部按摩。
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?
ใช้
chái
Related words
More words with the high tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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