ซ้อ
sɔ́ɔMeanings
1NounB1
older brother's wife; sister-in-law
The wife of one's older brother; used especially in Thai-Chinese families.
Examples
นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ซ้อsóซ้อsó1older brother's wife; sister-in-law2title for a married woman (esp. boss's wife)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ภรรยาpan-rá-yaaภรรยาpan-rá-yaawife (formal/neutral)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพี่ชายpêe chaaiพี่ชายpêe chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingคนโตkon dtohคนโตkon dtoheldest child
This is my older sister-in-law; she is my eldest brother's wife.
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สุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt-sàp-daa-níiเฮียhiiaกับgàpซ้อsɔ́ɔจะjàชวนchuuanทุกคนtúk-konในบ้านnai-bâanไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoนอกบ้านnɔ̂ɔk-bâan
This weekend, my older brother and his wife will invite everyone in the family to eat out.
ผมpǒmโทรไปtoo-bpaiถามtǎamซ้อsɔ́ɔว่าwâaต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanให้hâiช่วยchûuaiซื้อของsʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngอะไรà-raiเข้าบ้านkâo-bâanไหมmǎi
I called my older sister-in-law to ask if she needed me to help buy any groceries for the house.
ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛซ้อsɔ́ɔแต่งงานdtɛ̀ng-ngaanเข้ามาkâo-maaอยู่yùuในบ้านnai-bâanเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ช่วยchûuaiดูแลกิจการduu-lɛɛ-gìt-jà-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaและlɛ́ดูแลduu-lɛɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-dii
Ever since my older sister-in-law married into the family, she has helped manage the family business and taken great care of our parents.
2NounB1
title for a married woman (esp. boss's wife)
A respectful form of address for a married woman in Thai-Chinese circles, often the wife of a shop owner or boss; used before a name.
Examples
สวัสดีsà-wàt-diiสวัสดีsà-wàt-diihello; hi; goodbyeครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)ซ้อsɔ́ɔซ้อsɔ́ɔ1older brother's wife; sister-in-law2title for a married woman (esp. boss's wife)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallเปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for businessกี่gìiกี่gìi1how many; how much2how many? (pron.)3loom; weaving loomโมงmoongโมงmoong1o’clock (daytime hours)2classifier: hours (telling time)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Hello, Sor. What time does the shop open today?
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I have to go talk about the bills with Sor Yai (the main boss's wife) at the office.
ซ้อsɔ́ɔสี่sìiเป็นbpenคนใจดีkon-jai-diiมากmâakชอบchɔ̂ɔpซื้อsʉ́ʉขนมkà-nǒmมาmaaฝากfàakพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt
Sor Si is very kind; she always buys snacks for the staff.
กิจการgìt-jà-gaanนี้níiที่tîiเติบโตdtə̀əp-dtooมาmaaได้dâaiขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níiส่วนหนึ่งsùuan-nʉ̀ngก็gɔ̂เพราะprɔ́ได้dâaiซ้อsɔ́ɔหงส์hǒngช่วยchûuaiดูแลduu-lɛɛเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการเงินgaan-ngənอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiat
The business has grown this much partly because Sor Hong has helped meticulously manage the finances.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
sɔ́ɔ
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |