How to say “Hungry” in Thai
หิว
hǐw
“hungry”
“Hungry” in Thai is หิว, written hǐw in the Latin alphabet.
Tone
หิว carries a rising tone — dips, then climbs like a question. Thai uses tone to tell words apart, so the pitch is part of the word, not an accent you can drop.
The shortest way in is an English intonation you already use. Say “Huh?” out loud — puzzled, because you genuinely did not catch that — then say หิว with that same shape.