Thai consonant 28 of 44
ผ – Pho Phueng (pǎw pûeng): the Thai letter P
- Class
- High class
- Start sound
- p
- End sound
- not used
- Keyword
- bee
ผ ผอ ผึ้ง pǎw pûeng
In short
ผ (ผอ ผึ้งpǎw pûeng) is the 28th letter of the Thai alphabet and a high-class consonant. At the start of a syllable it sounds like p; it is never used as a final consonant. Its name means "ผ as in ผึ้ง, bee".
How to say ผ
p with a puff of air, as in 'pin'
The keyword ผึ้งpûeng means bee. Say the letter as ผอ ผึ้งpǎw pûeng.
Same "p" sound, different letter: พ Pho Phan, ภ Pho Samphao. The class is what tells them apart.
Thai words with ผ
Tap the speaker to hear each word. Can you spot ผ in each one?
- ผม pǒm
I, me (male speaker)
- ผัก pàk
vegetables
- ผลไม้ pǒn-lá-máai
fruit
- ผ้าเช็ดตัว pâa-chét-dtua
towel
- ผงชูรส pǒng-chuu-rót
MSG (monosodium glutamate)
- ผัด pàt
to stir-fry; stir-fried
- ผ้า pâa
cloth, fabric
- ผู้ใหญ่ pûu-yài
adults; elders, senior people
- ผู้ชาย pûu-chaai
man, guy
- ผอม pǎwm
thin (person)
Don't mix it up with
Letters that look similar. Compare the loops, tails and notches.
- ผอ ผึ้ง pǎw pûeng
Tones with high-class letters
ผ 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