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THE 5 TONES OF BANGKOK THAI

WHAT IS A TONE???? WHAT DOES A TONE DO?????
                                                                   ………….TONE CHANGES THE MEANING OF A WORD

 

Tone Example Meaning
MID MEE TO HAVE
MAAH TO COME
KHRAI WHO, WHOSE, WHOM
DEE GOOD
LOW MEE NOODLES
KHAO NEWS
RISING MEE - BEAR (ANIMAL)
MAAH DOG
KHAO WHITE
POME I (MALE SPEAKER - FORMAL)
CHAHN I (FEMALE SPEAKER - INFORMAL)
HIGH MAAH HORSE
NAHM WATER
KHAH FEMALE POLITE PARTICLE FOR QUESTIONS
KHRAHP MALE POLITE PARTICLE FOR QUESTIONS OR STATEMENTS
FALLING KHAO RICE
KHAH FEMALE POLITE PARTICLE FOR STATEMENTS

GRAMMAR RULES = WORD ORDER

  1. SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT

    2. EXAMPLE: POME MEE MAA (HIGH TONE) = I (MALE SPEAKER) HAVE A HORSE.

  2. NOUN + MODIFIER

EXAMPLE: MAA (HIGH TONE) POME = MY HORSE.

……………………………..TRY TO SAY………….……………….
  1. Who has a horse?                                 9.   Who has water?  
  2. Who has a dog?                                 10.   I have water.
  3. I have a horse.                                    11.   White horse.
  4. I have a dog.                                       12.  White rice.
  5. Who has a bear?                                 13.  Who has news?
  6. Who has noodles?                             14.  I have news.
  7. I have a bear.                                      15.  Who has good news?
  8. I have noodles.                                    16.  I have good news.

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