Thai word
ย่า
yâa
奶奶
How to pronounce ย่า
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
ย่า is written yâa and carries the falling 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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yaa
Mid tone
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yàa
Low tone
- ย่า
yâa
Falling tone
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yǎa
Rising tone
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yáa
High tone
What does ย่า mean?
Translation
奶奶
ย่า (yâa) means "奶奶" in Thai.
Example sentences
อย่าแตะหัวเด็กนะ
yàa dtàe hǔa dèk ná
不要摸孩子的头。
เผ็ดนิดหน่อยได้ แต่อย่าเผ็ดมากนะครับ
pèt nít nòi dâai tàe yàa pèt mâak ná kráp
微辣可以，但不要太辣。
ไก่ย่างห่อกลับบ้านได้ไหมคะ
gài yâang hòo glàp bâan dâai mǎi ká
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What does this word mean?
ห้า
hâa
Related words
More words with the falling tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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