Thai Vowels & Dipthongs

Question 1

-ะ

Answer 1

a

short

Question 2

-า

Answer 2

a

long

Question 3

ิ

Answer 3

i

short

Question 4

ีอ

Answer 4

i

long

Question 5

ึ

Answer 5

eu
(short)
[upside down “m”]

Question 6

ื

Answer 6

eu
(long)
[upside down “m”]

Question 7

ุ

Answer 7

u
(short)
(ooh)

Question 8

ู

Answer 8

u
(long)
(ooh)

Question 9

เ-ะ

Answer 9

e
(short)
(ay)

Question 10

เ-

Answer 10

e
(long)
(ay)

Question 11

เเ-ะ

Answer 11

[backwards 3]
(short)
(eh)

Question 12

เเ-

Answer 12

[backwards 3]
(long)
eh

Question 13

โ-ะ

Answer 13

o

short

Question 14

โ-

Answer 14

o

long

Question 15

เ-าะ

Answer 15

[backwards “c”]
(short)
(back of throat “oh/aw”)

Question 16

-อ

Answer 16

[backwards “c”]
(long)
(back of throat “oh/aw”)

Question 17

เ-อะ

Answer 17

[sqiggly “v”]
(short)
[tight back of throat uh-euh]

Question 18

เ-อ

Answer 18

[sqiggly “v”]
(long)
[tight back of throat uh-euh]

Question 19

เียะ

Answer 19

ia
(short)
(eeya)

Question 20

เีย

Answer 20

ia
(long)
eeya

Question 21

เือะ

Answer 21

[upside down “m” +a]
(short)
(euah)

Question 22

เือ

Answer 22

[upside down “m” +a]
(long)
(euah)

Question 23

ัวะ

Answer 23

ua
(short)
ooah

Question 24

ัว

Answer 24

ua
(long)
ooah

Question 25

ำ

Answer 25

am (dipthong) (auhm)

Question 26

เ-า

Answer 26

au (dipthong) (aaow)

Question 27

ใ

Answer 27

ai (dipthong) (aahee)

Question 28

ไ

Answer 28

ai (dipthong) (aahee)

Question 29

ฤ

Answer 29

[r + upside down "m"] (dipthong) roo

Question 30

ฤๅ

Answer 30

[r + upside down "m"] (dipthong) (pronunciation is more like "loo")

Question 31

ฦ

Answer 31

[l + upside down "m"] (dipthong) loo (short sound)

Question 32

ฦๅ

Answer 32

[l + upside down "m"] (dipthong) loo (sounds exactly like "ฤๅ" to me)