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10 SIMILAR SOUNDING THAI WORDS WITH COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MEANINGS

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10 SIMILAR SOUNDING THAI WORDS WITH COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MEANINGS

Yep! These are some tricky ones… Make sure you get those tones right!


1. อยาก [yàak]ยาก [yâak]want to vs. difficult

2. หมา [mǎa]ม้า [máa]dog vs. horse

3. ข้าว [khâaw]ขาว [khǎaw]rice vs. white

4. สี่ [sìi]สี [sǐi]four vs. colour

5. ไกล [klai]ใกล้ [klâi]far vs. near

6. เสื้อ [sʉ̂a]เสือ [sʉ̌a]shirt vs. tiger

7. หวัด [wàt]วัด [wát]a cold vs. temple

8. ใหม่ [mài]ไม่ [mâi]new vs. no / not

9. ซ้าย [sáai]สาย [sǎai]left vs. late

10. ยา [yaa]อย่า [yàa]medicine vs. do not

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