Thai consonant 43 of 44
อ – O Ang (aw àang): the silent Thai letter
- Class
- Mid class
- Start sound
- silent
- End sound
- not used
- Keyword
- basin
อ ออ อ่าง aw àang
In short
อ (ออ อ่างaw àang) is the 43rd letter of the Thai alphabet and a mid-class consonant. It has no sound of its own: it holds a vowel at the start of a syllable. Its name means "อ as in อ่าง, basin".
How to say อ
silent: it carries a vowel at the start of a syllable (a light catch in the throat)
The keyword อ่างàang means basin. Say the letter as ออ อ่างaw àang.
Thai words with อ
Tap the speaker to hear each word. Can you spot อ in each one?
- อะไร à-rai
what
- อังกฤษ ang-grìt
English; England
- อีกที ìik tii
again, one more time
- อาหาร aa-hǎan
food
- อร่อย à-ràwy
delicious, tasty
- อยาก yàak
to want to (+ verb)
- อันนี้ an níi
this one
- อิ่ม ìm
full (after eating)
- อยู่ yùu
to be (somewhere); to live, to stay
- อัน an
counting word for small things (the all-purpose one)
Don't mix it up with
Letters that look similar. Compare the loops, tails and notches.
- ออ อ่าง aw àang
Tones with mid-class letters
อ is one of the 9 mid-class consonants. With no tone mark:
- Live syllableMid tone
- Dead syllableLow tone
All four tone marks: ◌่ low, ◌้ falling, ◌๊ high, ◌๋ rising.
The full tone rules chart