โสด
sòotMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
single; unmarried
not married; also used to mean not currently in a romantic relationship.
Examples
ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)โสดsòotโสดsòotsingle; unmarriedไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockแฟนfɛɛnแฟนfɛɛn1romantic partner2fan; supporterและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâai1not yet; haven’t yet2not yet possible; not yet permittedแต่งงานdtɛ̀ng-ngaanแต่งงานdtɛ̀ng-ngaan[to] get married; marry
I’m single now; I don’t have a partner and I’m not married.
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เขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaเขาkǎoโสดsòotมาmaaสองsɔ̌ɔngปีbpiiแล้วlɛ́ɛoยังyangไม่mâiอยากyàakเริ่มrə̂əmความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panใหม่mài
He said he has been single for two years and doesn’t want to start a new relationship yet.
เธอtəəย้ายyáaiเมืองmʉʉangมาmaaไม่นานmâi-naanยังyangโสดsòotและlɛ́อยากyàakโฟกัสfoo-gátที่tîiงานngaanก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
She moved to the city recently, is still single, and wants to focus on work first.
แม้máeเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanหลายคนlăai konจะjàแต่งงานdtàeng ngaanแล้วláeoแต่dtàeฉันchănเลือกlêuuakอยู่yòoโสดsòtเพราะpráwอยากyàakให้hâiเวลาway-laaกับgàpตัวเองdtuua engและláeครอบครัวkrôp kruua
Even though many of my friends are married, I choose to stay single because I want to give time to myself and my family.
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 endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sòot
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |