How to say Airplane in Thai
Airplane in Thai is เครื่องบิน (khrêuang-bin)
เครื่องบิน
khrêuang-bin
Airplane
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Why เครื่องบิน sounds the way it does
Thai tone isn't random — it's produced by four things working together in each syllable: the initial consonant's class, the vowel's length, whether the syllable ends live or dead, and any tone mark. Read the row, get the tone.
| Syllable | Class | Vowel | Ending | Mark | Tone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| เครื่อง | LOW | LONG | LIVE | ◌่mai ek | FALLING |
| บิน | MID | SHORT | LIVE | — | MID |
เครื่องบิน in a sentence
เครื่องบินขึ้นแล้ว
The airplane has taken off.
Common questions
How do you say airplane in Thai?
Airplane in Thai is เครื่องบิน, pronounced khrêuang-bin. Play the audio above to hear it spoken by a premium Thai voice — the tones are the part that spelling can't teach you.
What tones does เครื่องบิน use?
เครื่องบิน has 2 syllables: เครื่อง (khrêuang) is falling tone, บิน (bin) is mid tone.
Is the romanization khrêuang-bin enough to pronounce it?
No — and this is the trap most learners fall into. Romanization shows you the letters, not the pitch shape your voice has to make. Thai speakers hear the tone first. Use the spelling to recognize the word, and use the audio to learn it.
The short version
- เครื่องบิน (khrêuang-bin) means airplane.
- It has 2 syllables, carrying the falling, mid tones.
- Its tone comes from the consonant class, vowel length, live/dead ending and tone mark — not from memorizing it word by word.
- Reading the romanization is not the same as hearing it. Play the clip until you can say it back without looking.
- One word is a start. Thai fluency is an ear that recognizes thousands — which is what HearThai Academy trains.
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