Thai word
ส่ง
sòng
送
How to pronounce ส่ง
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
ส่ง is written sòng and carries the low 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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song
Mid tone
- ส่ง
sòng
Low tone
-
sông
Falling tone
-
sǒng
Rising tone
-
sóng
High tone
What does ส่ง mean?
Translation
送
ส่ง (sòng) means "送" in Thai.
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?
บาท
bàat
Related words
More words with the low tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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