ส้ม
sômMeanings
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] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketส้มsômส้มsôm1orange (fruit)2orange (color)3orange; orangishหวานๆwăan 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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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnซื้อsʉ́ʉลูกส้มlûuk-sômกับgàpส้มเขียวหวานsôm-kǐiao-wǎanมาจากmaa-jàakตลาดdtà-làat
Yesterday I bought oranges and tangerines from the market.
2NounA1
orange (color)
the color between red and yellow, like the peel of an orange
Examples
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The evening sky is orange.
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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Tomorrow I will wear an orange shirt to school.
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.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
sôm
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |