Small wordshe, she; him, her; they pronoun
- kǎo rising
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
One word for he, she and they: the context tells you which.
she (also 'you' to someone close) pronoun
- toe mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
In songs it is almost always the 'you' the singer is in love with; in everyday speech it also means 'she'. With strangers use คุณkun.
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เขาkǎo means he, she, him, her and even they: Thai doesn't mark gender or number, so the context tells you who is meant. It has a rising tone; with a falling tone, เข้าkâo means "to go in". เธอtoe is another word for "she", common in writing and songs.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- khao
- kow
- khaw
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