Thai consonant 37 of 44
ว – Wo Waen (waw wǎen): the Thai letter W
- Class
- Low class
- Start sound
- w
- End sound
- w
- Keyword
- ring
ว วอ แหวน waw wǎen
In short
ว (วอ แหวนwaw wǎen) is the 37th letter of the Thai alphabet and a low-class consonant. At the start of a syllable it sounds like w, and at the end of a syllable like w. Its name means "ว as in แหวน, ring".
How to say ว
w as in 'way'
The keyword แหวนwǎen means ring. Say the letter as วอ แหวนwaw wǎen.
Thai words with ว
Tap the speaker to hear each word. Can you spot ว in each one?
- วัด wát
temple
- วันจันทร์ wan-jan
Monday
- วันอังคาร wan-ang-kaan
Tuesday
- วันพุธ wan-pút
Wednesday
- วันพฤหัส wan-pá-rúe-hàt
Thursday
- วันศุกร์ wan-sùk
Friday
- วันเสาร์ wan-sǎo
Saturday
- วันอาทิตย์ wan-aa-tít
Sunday
- วันนี้ wan-níi
today
- ว่าง wâang
free (not busy); empty, vacant
Don't mix it up with
Letters that look similar. Compare the loops, tails and notches.
- วอ แหวน waw wǎen
Tones with low-class letters
ว 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