Thai consonant 29 of 44
ฝ – Fo Fa (fǎw fǎa): the Thai letter F
- Class
- High class
- Start sound
- f
- End sound
- not used
- Keyword
- lid
ฝ ฝอ ฝา fǎw fǎa
In short
ฝ (ฝอ ฝาfǎw fǎa) is the 29th letter of the Thai alphabet and a high-class consonant. At the start of a syllable it sounds like f; it is never used as a final consonant. Its name means "ฝ as in ฝา, lid".
How to say ฝ
f as in 'fun'
The keyword ฝาfǎa means lid. Say the letter as ฝอ ฝาfǎw fǎa.
Same "f" sound, different letter: ฟ Fo Fan. The class is what tells them apart.
Thai words with ฝ
Tap the speaker to hear each word. Can you spot ฝ in each one?
- ฝนตก fǒn dtòk
it rains; it's raining
- ฝาก fàak
to leave (something) with someone
- ฝึก fùek
to practise, to train
- ฝน fǒn
rain
- ฝุ่น fùn
dust; smog (PM2.5)
- ฝันดี fǎn-dii
sweet dreams; good night
- ฝรั่ง fà-ràng
Westerner; guava
- ฝรั่ง fà-ràngกิน ginฝรั่ง fà-ràng
a farang eating a guava (the classic joke)
- ฝรั่ง fà-ràngหัว hǔaดำ dam
a Westernised Thai (lit. black-haired farang)
- ฝน fǒnตก dtòkหนัก nàkมาก mâak
It's pouring.
Don't mix it up with
Letters that look similar. Compare the loops, tails and notches.
- ฝอ ฝา fǎw fǎa
Tones with high-class letters
ฝ is one of the 11 high-class consonants. With no tone mark:
- Live syllableRising tone
- Dead syllableLow tone
Two tone marks: ◌่ low, ◌้ falling.
The full tone rules chart