Thai word
สอน
sǎawn
教
How to pronounce สอน
Rising tone
Starts low, rises to high
สอน is written sǎawn and carries the rising tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
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saawn
Mid tone
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sàawn
Low tone
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sâawn
Falling tone
- สอน
sǎawn
Rising tone
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sáawn
High tone
What does สอน mean?
Translation
教
สอน (sǎawn) means "教" in Thai.
Example sentences
คนไทยชอบใช้สุภาษิตสอนลูกหลานให้เป็นคนดี
khon thai châawp chái sù-phaa-sìt sǎawn lûuk-lǎan hâi bpen khon dii
泰国人喜欢用谚语教导子孙后代做个好人。
Test yourself
One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
หู
hǔu
Related words
More words with the rising tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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