Thai - Tone Rules When No Tone Marks - Using Sonorant And Stop Finals

Question 1

A syllable that ends with a SHORT vowel OR a STOP FINAL consonant is a “DEAD” syllable.

Answer 1

High Consonant with “DEAD” syllable is LOW TONE.
Middle Consonant with “DEAD” syllable is LOW TONE.
Low Consonant with SHORT Vowel and “DEAD” syllable is HIGH TONE.
Low Consonant with LONG Vowel and “DEAD” syllable is FALLING TONE.

Question 2

A syllable that ends with a LONG vowel OR a SONORANT FINAL consonant is a “LIVE” syllable.

Answer 2

High Consonant with “LIVE” syllable is RISING TONE.
Middle Consonant with “LIVE” syllable is MID TONE.
Low Consonant with “LIVE” syllable is MID TONE.

Question 3

SONORANT FINAL consonants are:

Answer 3

naw nguu (ng)
naw nūu (n)
maw máa (m)
yaw yák (y)
waw wãan (w)

Question 4

STOP FINAL consonants are:

Answer 4

gaw gài (k)
daw dèk (t)
baw baí-máai (p)