Thai word
หวาน
wǎan
甜
How to pronounce หวาน
Rising tone
Starts low, rises to high
หวาน is written wǎan 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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waan
Mid tone
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wàan
Low tone
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wâan
Falling tone
- หวาน
wǎan
Rising tone
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wáan
High tone
What does หวาน mean?
Translation
甜
หวาน (wǎan) means "甜" in Thai.
Example sentences
ส้มตำอร่อยมากเลยครับ เปรี้ยวหวานกำลังดี
sôm tam àròoy mâak loei kráp prîao wǎan gamlang dii
青木瓜沙拉真好吃,酸甜适中。
คุณชอบรสชาติแบบไหนคะ หวานหรือเปรี้ยว
kun chôop rót châat bàep nǎi ká wǎan rǔue prîao
您喜欢什么口味的?甜的还是酸的?(正式)
ผมไม่ชอบของหวานครับ ชอบเปรี้ยวมากกว่า
pǒm mâi chôop kǒong wǎan kráp chôop prîao mâak gwàa
我不喜欢 kǒong wǎan,更喜欢 prîao 的。
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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?
หู
hǔu
Related words
More words with the rising tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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