Thai consonant 40 of 44
ส – So Suea (sǎw sǔea): the Thai letter S
- Class
- High class
- Start sound
- s
- End sound
- t
- Keyword
- tiger
ส สอ เสือ sǎw sǔea
In short
ส (สอ เสือsǎw sǔea) is the 40th letter of the Thai alphabet and a high-class consonant. At the start of a syllable it sounds like s, and at the end of a syllable like t. Its name means "ส as in เสือ, tiger".
How to say ส
s as in 'sun'
The keyword เสือsǔea means tiger. Say the letter as สอ เสือsǎw sǔea.
Same "s" sound, different letter: ซ So So, ศ So Sala, ษ So Ruesi. The class is what tells them apart.
Thai words with ส
Tap the speaker to hear each word. Can you spot ส in each one?
- สวย sǔay
beautiful, pretty
- สนุก sà-nùk
fun
- สอง sǎwng
two
- สาม sǎam
three
- สี่ sìi
four
- สิบ sìp
ten
- สแกน sà-gaen
to scan (a QR code to pay)
- สระว่ายน้ำ sà-wâai-náam
swimming pool
- สถานี sà-tǎa-nii
station
- สี sǐi
colour
Don't mix it up with
Letters that look similar. Compare the loops, tails and notches.
- สอ เสือ sǎw sǔea
Tones with high-class letters
ส 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