Thai consonant 10 of 44
ช – Cho Chang (chaw cháang): the Thai letter CH
- Class
- Low class
- Start sound
- ch
- End sound
- t
- Keyword
- elephant
ช ชอ ช้าง chaw cháang
In short
ช (ชอ ช้างchaw cháang) is the 10th letter of the Thai alphabet and a low-class consonant. At the start of a syllable it sounds like ch, and at the end of a syllable like t. Its name means "ช as in ช้าง, elephant".
How to say ช
ch as in 'chat'
The keyword ช้างcháang means elephant. Say the letter as ชอ ช้างchaw cháang.
Same "ch" sound, different letter: ฉ Cho Ching, ฌ Cho Choe. The class is what tells them apart.
Thai words with ช
Tap the speaker to hear each word. Can you spot ช in each one?
- ชื่อ chûue
name; to be called
- ชื่อเล่น chûue-lên
nickname
- ช้าๆ cháa-cháa
slowly
- ชา chaa
tea
- ชอบ châwp
to like
- ชั้น chán
floor, storey
- ช่วย chûay
to help; please (do this for me)
- ชี้ chíi
to point, to show (by pointing)
- ชิ้น chín
piece; counting word for pieces
- ชั่วโมง chûa-moong
hour
Don't mix it up with
Letters that look similar. Compare the loops, tails and notches.
- ชอ ช้าง chaw cháang
Tones with low-class letters
ช is one of the 24 low-class consonants. With no tone mark:
- Live syllableMid tone
- Dead syllableHigh (short vowel) or falling (long vowel) tone
Two tone marks: ◌่ falling, ◌้ high.
The full tone rules chart