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ท
thaaw thá-hǎan (low class)
thaaw thá-hǎan
ท (low class)
ทหาร
thá-hǎan (soldier)
soldier
ทหาร
thá-hǎan
ฮ
haaw nók-hûuk (low class)
haaw nók-hûuk
ฮ (low class)
เอ
sà-rà ee
sà-rà ee
เอ
เฮง
to be fortunate (heeng)
low class consonant + live ending = midtone
to be fortunate
เฮง (heeng)
low class consonant + live ending = midtone
เทพ
thêep (god, angel)
low class consonant + long vowel + dead ending = falling tone
god, angel
เทพ
low class consonant + long vowel + dead ending = falling tone
เอะ
sà-rà è (when it comes after consonant)
for example, เฟะ (fé) - rotten
sà-rà è (when it comes after a consonant)
เอะ
for example, เฟะ (fé) - rotten
what symbol is mái dtài-khúu? how is it used?
symbol used when sà-rà è is followed by a consonant, as in
เช็ค - chék (check)
เช็ค
chék (check)
low class consonant + short vowel + dead ending = high tone
check
เช็ค chék
low class consonant + short vowel + dead ending = high tone
ร
raaw ruuea, low class
raaw ruuea
ร, low class
เรือ
ruuea - boat
low class + live = midtone
boat
เรือ - ruuea
low class + live = midtone
what sound does ร make as an ending consonant of a sylllable?
“n” sound, just like น
ล
laaw ling
low class
laaw ling
ล
low class
ลิง
monkey (ling)
low class + live = midtone
monkey
ลิง (ling)
low class + live = midtone
what sound does ล make as an ending consonant?
“n” sound, just like น (and also ร)
บิล
means bill (but read as “bin”)
note: Thai doesn’t naturally have a “L” sound at the end of a syllable
mid class + live = midtone
bill
บิล (read as “bin”)
note: Thai doesn’t naturally have a “L” sound at the end of a syllable
mid class + live = midtone
แอะ
sà-rà àe
sà-rà àe
แอะ
แอ
sà-rà aae (long vowel)
pronounced like the “a” in “cat” but short
sà-rà aae (long vowel)
แอ
pronounced like the “a” in “cat” but elongated
และ
and (láe)
low class + short vowel (dead) = high tone
and
และ (láe)
low class + short vowel (dead) = high tone
แรง
power (raaeng)
low class + live = midtone
power
แรง (raaeng)
low class + live = midtone
แมว
cat “maaeo”
low class + live = midtone
cat
แมว “maaeo”
low class + live = midtone
จ
jaaw jaan, middle class
jaaw jaan
จ, middle class
dtuua àk-sǎawn
alphabet
alphabet
dtuua àk-sǎawn
ตัวอักษร
alphabet
dtuua àk-sǒn
จาน
jaan
plate or dish
mid class + live = midtone
plate or dish
จาน
jaan
mid class + live = midtone
sound of จ at the end of syllable
jaaw jaan (จ) becomes a “t” stop sound at the end of syllable
ต
dtaaw dtào
mid class consonant
dtaaw dtào
ต
mid class consonant
เต่า
dtào - turtle
turtle
เต่า (dtào)
ป
bpaaw bplaa
midclass consonant
bpaaw bplaa
ป
midclass consonant
ปลา
fish (bplaa)
fish
ปลา (bplaa)
โอะ
sà-rà ò
sà-rà ò
โอะ
โอ
sà-rà oo
sà-rà oo
โอ
โจร
thief (joon)
thief
โจร (joon)
when a short o is followed by a consonant, how do you write it?
It’s unwritten!
For example, บน (bon), which means above
บน
above or on
“bon”
above or on
บน
“bon”
sà-rà ao
เอา
เอา
sà-rà ao
is sà-rà ao (เอา) a short vowel or long vowel?
It is pronounced short, but counts as a long vowel for determining the tone
เมา
drunk (mao)
low class + live ending = midtone
drunk
เมา (mao)
low class + live ending = midtone
ไอ
sà-rà ai mái-má-laai
sà-rà ai mái-má-laai
ไอ
ใอ
sà-rà ai mái-múuan
sà-rà ai mái-múuan
ใอ
are sà-rà ai (ไอ or ใอ) short or long?
pronounced short, but counts as long vowel for determining tone
which sà-rà ai is more common?
sà-rà ai mái-má-laai (ไอ) is more common.
sà-rà ai mái-múuan (ใอ) is only used in a handful of words.
ไกล
far “glai”
far
ไกล “glai”
which letters can be used in a consonant cluster?
ร, ล, and ว
ใคร
who “khrai”
who
ใคร “khrai”
ๆ
mái-yá-mók
symbol used after a word if it should be repeated
mái-yá-mók
ๆ
symbol used after a word if it should be repeated
what symbol is used after a word if it should be repeated?
ๆ (mái-yá-mók)
write out “mái-yá-mók” (not the symbol ๆ, but actually spell out the name of the symbol)
ไม้ยมก
ไม้ยมก
“mái-yá-mók”, name for the symbol ๆ, which is used after a word if it should be repeated.
ใครๆ
anyone
“khrai-khrai”
anyone
ใครๆ khrai-khrai
ขอ
khǎaw - to bed
to bed
ขอ “khǎaw”
นั่ง
to sit “nâng”
to sit
นั่ง “nâng”
ตรงนี้
right here
“dtrong nií”
here
ตรงนี้ “dtrong nií”
อ่าง
basin for holding liquid, as in sink basin
àang
basin for holding liquid, as in sink basin
อ่าง
àang
อ
aaw àang
middle class consonant
aaw àang
อ
middle class consonant
เอา
to take “ao”
to take
เอา “ao”
อีก
again “ìik”
mid class consonant + dead end = low tone
again
อีก “ìik”
mid class consonant + dead end = low tone
ตอบ
to answer “dtàawp”
mid class consonant + dead end = low tone
to answer
ตอบ “dtàawp”
mid class consonant + dead end = low tone
เอาะ
sà-rà àw (short)
sà-rà àw (short)
เอาะ
เกาะ
island “gàw”
mid class consonant + dead end = low tone
island
เกาะ “gàw”
mid class consonant + dead end = low tone
เกาะพีพี
gàw phii-phii (a famous island in Thailand)
note: we don’t use ๆ to repeat sound for names
gàw phii-phii
เกาะพีพี (a famous island in Thailand)
note: we don’t use ๆ to repeat sound for names
ข
khǎaw khài - high class consonant
note: ค has the same “k” sound, but is a low class consonant
khǎaw khài
ข - high class consonant
note: ค has the same “k” sound, but is a low class consonant
ไข่
egg “khài”
high class consonant + #1 = low tone
(high class consonant + live ending = rising tone)
egg
ไข่ “khài”
high class consonant + #1 = low tone
(high class consonant + live ending = rising tone)
ฉ
chǎaw chìng
high class consonant