Thai consonant 31 of 44
ฟ – Fo Fan (faw fan): the Thai letter F
- Class
- Low class
- Start sound
- f
- End sound
- p
- Keyword
- tooth
ฟ ฟอ ฟัน faw fan
In short
ฟ (ฟอ ฟันfaw fan) is the 31st letter of the Thai alphabet and a low-class consonant. At the start of a syllable it sounds like f, and at the end of a syllable like p. Its name means "ฟ as in ฟัน, tooth".
How to say ฟ
f as in 'fun'
The keyword ฟันfan means tooth. Say the letter as ฟอ ฟันfaw fan.
Same "f" sound, different letter: ฝ Fo Fa. The class is what tells them apart.
Thai words with ฟ
Tap the speaker to hear each word. Can you spot ฟ in each one?
- ฟัง fang
to listen
- ฟ้าร้อง fáa-ráwng
thunder; it thunders
- ฟ้า fáa
sky
- ฟุตบอล fút-bawn
football
- ฟรี frii
free (of charge)
- ฟิน fin
blissfully happy (slang)
- กาแฟ gaa-fae
coffee
- ลิฟต์ líp
lift, elevator
- รถไฟฟ้า rót-fai-fáa
skytrain, metro (BTS/MRT)
- รถไฟ rót-fai
train
Don't mix it up with
Letters that look similar. Compare the loops, tails and notches.
- ฟอ ฟัน faw fan
Tones with low-class letters
ฟ 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