ส้ม

sôm

Meanings

1NounA1

orange (fruit)

a citrus fruit with orange peel and sweet-tart segments; in Thai it can broadly include types like tangerine or mandarin

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketส้มsômส้มsôm1orange (fruit)2orange (color)3orange; orangish4sour (regional)หวานๆwăan wăanหวานๆwăan wăan1sweet; on the sweet side2sweet/cute/romantic in tone or style3sweetly; in a sweet/flirtatious wayตอนเช้าdton cháaoตอนเช้าdton cháao1morning (time period)2in the morning
I like to eat sweet oranges in the morning.
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แม่mâeปอกbpòkส้มsômให้hâiฉันchănทีละtee láกลีบglèep
Mom peels the orange for me segment by segment.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnซื้อsʉ́ʉลูกส้มlûuk-sômกับgàpส้มเขียวหวานsôm-kǐiao-wǎanมาจากmaa-jàakตลาดdtà-làat
Yesterday I bought oranges and tangerines from the market.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeเราraoจะjàคั้นkánส้มsômทำtamน้ำส้มnám sômให้hâiทั้งtángบ้านbâanดื่มdèum
Tomorrow we will squeeze oranges to make orange juice for the whole family.
2NounA1

orange (color)

the color between red and yellow, like the peel of an orange

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)สีส้มsǐi-sômสีส้มsǐi-sôm1the color orange2orange (colored)
I like the color orange.
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ท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaยามเย็นyaam-yenมีmiiสีส้มsǐi-sôm
The evening sky is orange.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàทาtaaผนังpà-nǎngห้องhɔ̂ngเป็นbpenสีส้มsǐi-sômอ่อนɔ̀ɔn
Tomorrow we will paint the wall a light orange.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเขาkǎoเปลี่ยนbplìianโลโก้loo-gôoให้hâiเป็นbpenสีส้มsǐi-sômเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiดูduuเด่นdèn
Yesterday he changed the logo to orange to make it stand out.
3AdjectiveA2

orange; orangish

having the color orange

Examples

รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)สีส้มsǐi-sômสีส้มsǐi-sôm1the color orange2orange (colored)
That car is orange.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnจะjàใส่sàiเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaสีส้มsǐi-sômไปbpaiโรงเรียนroong-riian
Tomorrow I will wear an orange shirt to school.
เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaยามเย็นyaam-yenมีmiiสีส้มsǐi-sômสวยมากsǔuai-mâak
Yesterday the evening sky was a beautiful orange color.
เธอtəəทาสีtaa-sǐiผนังpà-nǎngห้องนั่งเล่นhɔ̂ng-nâng-lênเป็นbpenสีส้มsǐi-sômเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatอบอุ่นòp-ùnขึ้นkʉ̂n
She painted the living room wall orange to create a warmer atmosphere.
4AdjectiveB2

sour (regional)

Having a sharp taste like lemon or vinegar; used in Isan and some other regional varieties of Thai.

Examples

ตำบักหุ่งdtam bàk hûngตำบักหุ่งdtam bàk hûng1(Isan) green papaya salad; som tam2[to] make/pound papaya salad (Isan)จานjaanจานjaan1plate; dish (tableware)2classifier for plates/servings3dish antenna; satellite dishนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ส้มsômส้มsôm1orange (fruit)2orange (color)3orange; orangish4sour (regional)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)มะนาวmá-naaoมะนาวmá-naao1lime (key/Thai lime)2lime treeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] place upright; stand; erect2as much as; as many as3[to] set up; establish; found4[to] appoint; nominate5[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)6stack; pile; bundle7[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)8[to] allocate; earmark (funds)9classifier: stacks; pilesสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects
This papaya salad is very sour because Mom put in two whole limes.
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มะม่วงmá-mûuangลูกlôokนี้néeส้มsômจนjonกินginเปล่าbplàoๆ-ไม่ไหวmâi wăiต้องdtôngจิ้มjîmพริกเกลือprík gleuua
This mango is too sour to eat on its own, so I have to dip it in chili salt.
ถ้าtâaน้ำแกงnáam gaengยังyangส้มsômไม่พอmâi poให้hâiเติมdtermน้ำมะขามเปียกnáam má-kăam bpìiakทีละน้อยtee-lá nóiจะได้jà dâaiไม่mâiส้มsômเกินไปgern bpaiจนjonกินginไม่ได้mâi dâai
If the soup isn't sour enough yet, add tamarind juice a little at a time so it doesn't become too sour to eat.
ถึงtĕungแกงgaengหม้อmôrนี้néeจะjàส้มsômไปหน่อยbpai nòiแต่dtàeพอกินpo ginกับข้าวเหนียวgàp kâao nĭaoแล้วláeoรสrótก็gâwพอดีpo deeไม่ต้องmâi dtôngปรุงbprungเพิ่มpêrm
Although this soup is a little too sour, it tastes just right with sticky rice and doesn't need any more seasoning.

Related Words

2orange (color)

3orange; orangish