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Thai word

ซ่อม

sâwm

修理

Falling tone

How to pronounce ซ่อม

High Low

Falling tone

Starts high, falls quickly to low

ซ่อม is written sâwm and carries the falling 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.

  1. sawm

    Mid tone

  2. sàwm

    Low tone

  3. sâwm

    Falling tone

    ซ่อม
  4. sǎwm

    Rising tone

  5. sáwm

    High tone

What does ซ่อม mean?

Translation

修理

ซ่อม (sâwm) means "修理" in Thai.

Tone: Falling tone Frequency: #52 neutral

Example sentences

แอร์เสียค่ะ ช่วยซ่อมให้หน่อยได้ไหม

Ɛɛ sǐa kâ chûay sôom hâi nòy dâi mǎi

空调坏了。您能帮我修一下吗?

ของในห้องเสียหายต้องจ่ายค่าซ่อมเองนะครับ

Kǒong nai hông sǐa-hǎai dtông jàai kâa sôom eeng ná kráp

如果房间里的东西损坏了,您需要自己支付维修费。

แอร์ไม่ทำงานครับ ช่วยซ่อมได้ไหม

ae mâi tham ngaan khráp chûay sâwm dâai mǎi

空调坏了。您能修一下吗?

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?

ห้า

hâa

More words with the falling tone — the same pitch shape, different words.

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