ส้ม
sôm/som˥˩/
The Thai word for the fruit orange is ส้ม (sôm).
ส้ม is used to refer to the citrus fruit. It is also used to describe the color orange.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
When you want to specify the color orange as a noun, you should use the word for color, สี, before the word for the fruit, ส้ม, to form สีส้ม.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is sôm. The IPA is /som˥˩/.
Did you know?
- In Thai cooking, the word ส้ม is used in the name of 'Som Tam', the famous spicy papaya salad. Despite the name, it does not contain any oranges.
- The word ส้ม originally meant 'sour' rather than a specific fruit. This is why many Thai dishes that are sour or fermented use this word as a prefix.
- Thai speakers often use the term ส้ม to describe the color of a monk's robe, which is culturally seen as a specific sacred shade of orange.
Examples in context
- ฉันมีส้มและแอปเปิ้ลI have an orange and an apple.This sentence shows how to use ส้ม as a noun representing the fruit.Tatoeba #8670320 by pastelite, translation #3321668 by CM
- พวกเขามีแมวสีส้มThey have an orange cat.This sentence shows how to use ส้ม to describe a color.Tatoeba #9670965 by TurkishReform, translation #9668092 by shekitten
- ส้มลูกนี้หวานมากsom luk ni wan makThis orange is very sweet.
Example conversation
Nicha and Witthawat are in the kitchen.
- วิทวัส Witthawatณิชา มีส้มไหมครับNicha mi som mai khrapNicha, do you have any oranges?
- ณิชา Nichaมีค่ะ อยู่ในตู้เย็นmi kha yu nai tu yenYes, they are in the fridge.
- วิทวัส Witthawatขอบคุณครับ ผมขอส้มลูกหนึ่งนะkhop khun khrap phom kho som luk nueng naThank you. I'll take one orange.
- ณิชา Nichaได้เลยค่ะ เชิญเลยdai loei kha choen loeiSure, go ahead.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “orange” translations and entries ส้ม, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ส้ม, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
