44 Thai Consonants Flashcards

Let's learn the names of the Thai Consonants feller! (44 cards)

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ก ไก่

[k] [k̚] mid

chicken

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ข ไข่

[kʰ] [k̚] high

egg

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฃ ขวด–ฃ kho khuat is obsolete and replaced by ข kho khai, which has identical phonetic values.

[kʰ] [k̚] high

bottle (obsolete)

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ค ควาย

[kʰ] [k̚] low

water buffalo

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฅ คน–ฅ kho khon is obsolete and replaced by ค kho khwai, which has identical phonetic values.

[kʰ] [k̚] low

person (obsolete)

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฆ ระฆัง

[kʰ] [k̚] low

bell

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ง งู

[ŋ] [ŋ] low

snake

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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จ จาน

[tɕ] [t̚] mid

plate

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฉ ฉิ่ง

[tɕʰ] – high

cymbals

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ช ช้าง

[t͡ɕʰ], [ʃ] [t̚] low

elephant

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ซ โซ่

[s] [t̚] low

chain

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฌ เฌอ

[t͡ɕʰ] – low

tree

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ญ หญิง–The lower curves of the letter ญ are removed when certain letters are written below them, such as ญ + the mark phinthu (lower dot) = ญฺ, etc.

[j] [n] low

woman

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฎ ชฎา

[d] [t̚] mid

headdress

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฏ ปฏัก

[t] [t̚] mid

goad/javelin... or any long cylindrical shape with two converging lines at the end

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฐ ฐาน–The lower curves of the letter ฐ are removed when certain letters are written below them, such as ฐ + the vowel mark ุ = ฐุ, etc.

[tʰ] [t̚] high

pedestal

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฑ มณโฑ

[tʰ] or [d] [t̚] low

Montho, character from Ramayana, (I think it's an old Sanskrit play)

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฒ ผู้เฒ่า

[tʰ] [t̚] low

elder

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ณ เณร

[n] [n] low

samanera (a novice male munk)

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ด เด็ก

[d] [t̚] mid

child

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ต เต่า

[t] [t̚] mid

turtle

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ถ ถุง

[tʰ] [t̚] high

sack

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ท ทหาร

[tʰ] [t̚] low

soldier

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ธ ธง

[tʰ] [t̚] low

flag

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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# Pronounce this consonant's name น
น หนู | [n] [n] low ## Footnote *The first set of brackets is the IPA when it's an initial consonoant, the second is for when it's a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant's class
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# Pronounce this consonant's name บ
บ ใบไม้ | [b] [p̚] mid ## Footnote *The first set of brackets is the IPA when it's an initial consonoant, the second is for when it's a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant's class
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# Pronounce this consonant's name ป
ป ปลา | [p] [p̚] mid ## Footnote *The first set of brackets is the IPA when it's an initial consonoant, the second is for when it's a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant's class
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# Pronounce this consonant's name ผ
ผ ผึ้ง | [pʰ] – high ## Footnote *The first set of brackets is the IPA when it's an initial consonoant, the second is for when it's a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant's class
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# Pronounce this consonant's name ฝ
ฝ ฝา | [f] – high ## Footnote *The first set of brackets is the IPA when it's an initial consonoant, the second is for when it's a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant's class
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# Pronounce this consonant's name พ
พ พาน | [pʰ] [p̚] low ## Footnote *The first set of brackets is the IPA when it's an initial consonoant, the second is for when it's a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant's class
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# Pronounce this consonant's name ฟ
ฟ ฟัน | [f] [p̚] low ## Footnote *The first set of brackets is the IPA when it's an initial consonoant, the second is for when it's a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant's class
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# Pronounce this consonant's name ภ
ภ สำเภา | [pʰ] [p̚] low ## Footnote *The first set of brackets is the IPA when it's an initial consonoant, the second is for when it's a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant's class
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# Pronounce this consonant's name ม
ม ม้า | [m] [m] low ## Footnote *The first set of brackets is the IPA when it's an initial consonoant, the second is for when it's a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant's class
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# Pronounce this consonant's name ย
ย ยักษ์ | [j] –or [n] low ## Footnote *The first set of brackets is the IPA when it's an initial consonoant, the second is for when it's a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant's class
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# Pronounce this consonant's name ร
ร เรือ | [r] [n] low ## Footnote *The first set of brackets is the IPA when it's an initial consonoant, the second is for when it's a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant's class
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# Pronounce this consonant's name ล
ล ลิง | [l] [n] low ## Footnote *The first set of brackets is the IPA when it's an initial consonoant, the second is for when it's a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant's class
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# Pronounce this consonant's name ว
ว แหวน | [w] – low ## Footnote *The first set of brackets is the IPA when it's an initial consonoant, the second is for when it's a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant's class
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# Pronounce this consonant's name ศ
ศ ศาลา | [s] [t̚] high ## Footnote *The first set of brackets is the IPA when it's an initial consonoant, the second is for when it's a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant's class
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# Pronounce this consonant's name ษ
ษ ฤๅษี | [s] [t̚] high ## Footnote *The first set of brackets is the IPA when it's an initial consonoant, the second is for when it's a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant's class
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# Pronounce this consonant's name ส
ส เสือ | [s] [t̚] high ## Footnote *The first set of brackets is the IPA when it's an initial consonoant, the second is for when it's a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant's class
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# Pronounce this consonant's name ห
ห หีบ | [h] – high ## Footnote *The first set of brackets is the IPA when it's an initial consonoant, the second is for when it's a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant's class
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# Pronounce this consonant's name ฬ
ฬ จุฬา | [l] [n] low ## Footnote *The first set of brackets is the IPA when it's an initial consonoant, the second is for when it's a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant's class
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# Pronounce this consonant's name อ
อ อ่าง | [ʔ] – mid ## Footnote *The first set of brackets is the IPA when it's an initial consonoant, the second is for when it's a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant's class
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# Pronounce this consonant's name ฮ
ฮ นกฮูก | [h] – low ## Footnote *The first set of brackets is the IPA when it's an initial consonoant, the second is for when it's a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant's class