ชาว
chaaoMeaning
1NounA2
people (of); inhabitants; natives; folk
people belonging to a place, nation, region, or group (often as a modifier: ชาวไทยชาวไทยchaao-tai1a Thai person2the Thai people = the Thai people; ชาวบ้านชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)3ordinary people; laypeople; the public = villagers/folk).
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ชาวนาchaao-naaชาวนาchaao-naarice farmerทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ทุ่งtûngทุ่งtûngfield; open countryทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
My father is a farmer; he works in the fields every day.
7 more examplesShow less
Thai people love spicy food.
Last year, the people of this city held a big festival.
Tomorrow, the people of this province will come out to elect the governor.
ชาวchaaoชายฝั่งchaai-fàngต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับตัวbpràp-dtuuaกับgàpระดับน้ำทะเลrá-dàp-náam-tá-leeที่tîiสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂n
Coastal people must adapt to the rising sea levels.
Right now netizens are heavily criticizing this issue.
He is a fisherman who sets out before dawn.
วิกฤตwí-grìtราคาraa-kaaทำให้tam hâiชาวสวนchaao sŭuanปรับตัวbpràp dtuuaหันมาhăn maaแปรรูปbprae rôopผลผลิตpŏn-pà-lìtเพื่อpêuuaเพิ่มpêrmมูลค่าmoon-lá-kâa
The price crisis has led orchard growers to adapt, turning to processing their produce to add value.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chaao
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |