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Thai word

หวาน

wǎan

Rising tone

How to pronounce หวาน

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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.

  1. waan

    Mid tone

  2. wàan

    Low tone

  3. wâan

    Falling tone

  4. wǎan

    Rising tone

    หวาน
  5. wáan

    High tone

What does หวาน mean?

Translation

หวาน (wǎan) means "甜" in Thai.

Tone: Rising tone Frequency: #38 neutral

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

More words with the rising tone — the same pitch shape, different words.

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