Thai word
ส้ม
sôm
橙色
How to pronounce ส้ม
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
ส้ม is written sôm 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.
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som
Mid tone
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sòm
Low tone
- ส้ม
sôm
Falling tone
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sǒm
Rising tone
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sóm
High tone
What does ส้ม mean?
Translation
橙色
ส้ม (sôm) means "橙色" in Thai.
Example sentences
ส้มตำอร่อยมากเลยครับ เปรี้ยวหวานกำลังดี
sôm tam àròoy mâak loei kráp prîao wǎan gamlang dii
青木瓜沙拉真好吃，酸甜适中。
ขอส้มตำหนึ่งถ้วยค่ะ ไม่เผ็ดนะคะ
kǒo sôm tam nùeng tûay kâ mâi pèt ná ká
请来一份青木瓜沙拉，不要辣。
ส้มตำร้านนี้แซ่บหลาย!
sôm-dtam ráan níi sâep lǎai
这家店的青木瓜沙拉太好吃了！
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
Related words
More words with the falling tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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