How to Write "O Ang" (อ) in Thai
Please see the illustration above to learn how to write the Thai letter O Ang (อ).
O Ang (อ อ่าง) is a special letter in Thai because it can function as a silent initial consonant (a placeholder for other vowels) or as a vowel itself. It is officially the 43rd consonant letter of the Thai alphabet and, when functioning as a consonant, it's classified as mid-class. When used as a vowel, it sounds like an “O.” Don't think too much!
Writing tips:
Start in the center and make a small counter-clockwise loop. Go down to the bottom, then sweep right to the bottom-right. Finally, hook all the way back up and around to the upper left. Think of it as a two-layered counter-clockwise spiral, neatly squeezed into a box.
- 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.
Mid- Spoken pronunciation:
- o ang
- Named after:
Each Thai consonant's name is acrophonic - it comes from a word starting with the same sound, in this case “อ่าง” meaning “basin”.
อ่าง (basin)
Related characters:
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