โส
sǒoMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
single; unmarried (colloquial)
single or not married; colloquial/Isan-influenced clipping of โสดโสดsòotsingle; unmarried
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)โสsǒoโสsǒosingle; unmarried (colloquial)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseสนใจsǒn-jaiสนใจsǒn-jai1[to] be interested (in) [sth/sb]2[to] pay attention to; be attentive toเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …แนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâi[to] advise/recommend [sb] to do [sth]; suggest (that...)รู้จักrúu-jàkรู้จักrúu-jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] recognize; identify3[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent with
My friend is still single. If you're interested, I can introduce you.
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เขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaอยู่yùuเป็นbpenโสsǒoไปก่อนbpai-gɔ̀ɔnดีกว่าdii-gwàaยังyangไม่mâiอยากyàakมีใครmii-kraiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi
He said it's better to stay single for now; he doesn't want to be with anyone right now.
หลังจากlăng jàakเลิกกับlêrk gàpแฟนfaenคนkonล่าสุดlâa-sùtเขาkăoก็gâwตั้งใจว่าdtâng jai wâaจะjàขอkŏrอยู่yòoเป็นbpenโสsŏhไปbpaiยาวๆyaao yaaoเลยloie
After breaking up with his latest partner, he decided that he wants to stay single for a long time.
เห็นhěnพี่เขาpîi-kǎoหน้าตาดีnâa-dtaa-diiขนาดนั้นkà-nàat-nánไม่น่าเชื่อmâi-nâa-chʉ̂ʉaเลยləəiว่าwâaจะjàยังyangโสsǒoอยู่yùu
Seeing how good-looking he is, it's unbelievable that he's still single.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǒo
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |