Thai word
ท้อง
tháwng
肚子/怀孕
How to pronounce ท้อง
High tone
High and flat, slightly falling at the end
ท้อง is written tháwng 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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thawng
Mid tone
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thàwng
Low tone
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thâwng
Falling tone
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thǎwng
Rising tone
- ท้อง
tháwng
High tone
What does ท้อง mean?
Translation
肚子/怀孕
ท้อง (tháwng) means "肚子/怀孕" in Thai.
Example sentences
ไม่เผ็ดได้ไหมคะ ท้องไม่ค่อยดี
mâi pèt dâai mǎi ká tóong mâi kôi dii
可以做不辣的吗？我肚子不太舒服。
ปวดท้องมาตั้งแต่เช้าครับ
bpùat tháwng maa dtângtàe cháao khráp
我从早上就开始肚子疼了。
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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?
ใช้
chái
Related words
More words with the high tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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