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| 1. Short Sounds: | |||
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Sound
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Transcription
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As in… | |
|
a
|
park | ||
|
e
|
pen | ||
|
i
|
bit | ||
|
o
|
cot | ||
|
aw
|
done | ||
|
u
|
Luke | ||
|
ae
|
fan | ||
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oe
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|
eu
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There is no English equivalent to this sound, but the sound of revulsion "eugh!" comes close to it | ||
| 2. Long Sounds: | |||
| Sound | Transcription |
As in… | |
| aa | a: |
father | |
|
e: |
day | ||
i: |
seen | ||
o: |
go | ||
a:w |
dawn | ||
u: |
pool | ||
ae: |
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oe: |
number | ||
eu: |
There is no English equivalent to this sound, but the sound of revulsion "eugh!" comes close to it | ||
A bit unusual for us are only the sounds of eu and oe. Listen to these sounds and try to imitate as close as possible. Speak them with jutting mandible.
It is important in all cases to listen closely to and to imitate the sound of a native Thai speaker.
Composite sounds:
A number of vowel combinations have their own character combinations in Thai. We shall return to the characters later - listen first to the sounds and note that multiple sounds as "eu" are not contracted.
Consonant sounds:
In the sounds of the consonants, there are no major differences to English. Although there are 44 different consonants there are only 28 distinct sounds. If the "soft" and "hard" versions are not considered, then there are only 21.
| Consonant(s) | Rarely used | Sound |
Remarks |
| บ |
b
|
As in back | |
| จ |
j
|
As in just | |
| ฉ |
ch
|
hard | |
| ช | ฌ |
ch
|
soft |
| ด | ฎ |
d
|
As in door |
| ฝ |
f
|
hard | |
| ฟ |
f
|
soft | |
| ก |
g
|
Between g and k | |
| ฮ |
h
|
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| ห |
h
|
hard | |
| ญ ย |
j, i
|
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| ค | ฅ ฆ |
kh
|
soft |
| ข | ฃ |
kh
|
hard |
| ล | ฬ |
l
|
|
| ม |
m
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| น | ณ |
n
|
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| ง |
ng
|
As in sing | |
| ป |
p
|
soft, between b and p | |
| พ | ภ |
ph
|
soft |
| ผ |
ph
|
hard | |
| ร |
r
|
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| ส ศ | ษ |
s
|
|
| ซ |
s
|
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| ต | ฏ |
t
|
soft |
| ท | ฑ ฒ ธ |
t
|
hard |
| ถ | ฐ |
th
|
hard |
| ว |
w
|
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| อ |
a:w
|
As consonant silent, dull as a vowel, like a:w. |
The following table shows the consonant sounds grouped by sounds :
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1. Plosives end a syllable without reverberation. They are summarized as K-P-T, because they have sounds like g(k), kh, b, p, ph, d, t or th. |
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2. Fricatives |
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3. Liquids |
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4. Sonorants (Nasals) |
Some consonants are pronounced differently at the beginning of the syllable and at the end of a syllable (refer to Consonant-Details).
However, no new sounds are produced.
Our special friend is ง.
It can not stand at the beginning of an English syllable but it can in Thai. Say the word "Singing" several times, then begin to pull it apart, bit by bit by saying "Si" and then "nging". Now omit the "Si" — simple, isn't it?
