How to Write "Ngo Ngu" (ง) in Thai
Please see the illustration above to learn how to write the Thai letter Ngo Ngu (ง).
As the seventh consonant letter of the Thai alphabet, it is one of the easiest letters to write - but also one of the trickiest for many foreigners to pronounce. It represents the velar nasal sound /ŋ/, like the final sound in “sing.” Unlike English, Thai allows this sound at the beginning of words, as in งา (ivory) and งู (snake).
Writing tips:
Start slightly below and to the right of the top-center. Make a small clockwise loop, then draw a straight line downward almost to the bottom. Curve gently clockwise at the bottom, and sweep upward and to the left until about mid-height. Finish with an optional short leftward hook.
- Letter type:
- Consonant
- Consonant tone class:
Each Thai consonant belongs to a tone class - low, mid, or high - which helps determine the tone of syllables it starts.
Low- Spoken pronunciation:
- ngo ngu
- Named after:
Each Thai consonant's name is acrophonic - it comes from a word starting with the same sound, in this case “งู” meaning “snake”.
งู (snake)
Related characters:
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