Thai consonant 11 of 44
ซ – So So (saw sôo): the Thai letter S
- Class
- Low class
- Start sound
- s
- End sound
- t
- Keyword
- chain
ซ ซอ โซ่ saw sôo
In short
ซ (ซอ โซ่saw sôo) is the 11th letter of the Thai alphabet and a low-class consonant. At the start of a syllable it sounds like s, and at the end of a syllable like t. Its name means "ซ as in โซ่, chain".
How to say ซ
s as in 'sun'
The keyword โซ่sôo means chain. Say the letter as ซอ โซ่saw sôo.
Same "s" sound, different letter: ศ So Sala, ษ So Ruesi, ส So Suea. The class is what tells them apart.
Thai words with ซ
Tap the speaker to hear each word. Can you spot ซ in each one?
- ซักผ้า sák pâa
to do the laundry, to wash clothes
- ซ้าย sáai
left
- ซิม sim
SIM card
- ซื้อ súue
to buy
- ซ่อม sâwm
to repair, to fix
- ซัก sák
to wash (clothes)
- ซอย sawy
soi, side street
- ซวย suay
unlucky
- ซอย sawyสิบเอ็ด sìp-èt
Soi 11
- ซื้อ súueอะไร à-raiดี dii
What should we buy?
Don't mix it up with
Letters that look similar. Compare the loops, tails and notches.
- ซอ โซ่ saw sôo
Tones with low-class letters
ซ 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