** Note** The consonants and vowel which are introduced in this chapter are shown in brown color.
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Inherent Mid tone |
Inherent Rising Tone |
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| High |
ห ส ข ถ |
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| Middle |
ก จ ด ต บ ป อ |
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| Low |
ค ง ช ท น พ |
Front |
Central, Unrounded |
Back, Rounded |
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| High | short | -ุ | ||
| long | -ี | -ือ |
-ู -ัว |
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| Middle | short | |||
| long | เ- | โ- | ||
| Low | short |
ไ- ใ- -ะ เ-า -ำ |
เ-าะ |
|
| long | แ- | -า | -อ | |
Tones of consonants ending with short, glottalized vowels: |
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Low Tone |
High Tone |
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| High |
ขะ |
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| Middle |
จะ |
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| Low |
ละ |
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| subject | verb | adjective |
|
มานี Maanii |
หัวเราะ laughs |
|
|
ชูใจ Choojai |
(is) |
ดีใจ happy |
|
อา Uncle |
(is) |
พอใจ pleased |
Note: In Thai, there's no need to put to be" in front of adjectives.
V. ๆ to show repetition; notice its resemblance to the Thai numeral ๒
|
ไวๆ
is pronounced
ไวไว เบาๆ is pronounced เบาเบา |
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