Yep! These are some tricky ones…
Make sure you get those tones right!
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10 Similar Sounding Thai Words with Completely Different Meanings
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| Word 1 | Word 2 |
| 1. อยาก [yàak] | ยาก [yâak] |
| want to | difficult |
| 2. หมา [mǎa] | ม้า [máa] |
| dog | horse |
| 3. ข้าว [khâaw] | ขาว [khǎaw] |
| rice | white |
| 4. สี่ [sìi] | สี [sǐi] |
| four | colour |
| 5. ไกล [klai] | ใกล้ [klâi] |
| far | near |
| 6. เสื้อ [sʉ̂a] | เสือ [sʉ̌a] |
| shirt | tiger |
| 7. หวัด [wàt] | วัด [wát] |
| a cold | temple |
| 8. ใหม่ [mài] | ไม่ [mâi] |
| new | no / not |
| 9. ซ้าย [sáai] | สาย [sǎai] |
| left | late |
| 10. ยา [yaa] | อย่า [yàa] |
| medicine | do not |