Classify ซ and ถ, then read เ and แ written before their consonant.
Time
20 min
Recorded audio
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Learning goals✓Classify ซ as low and ถ as high class✓Recognise เ and แ before the consonant they follow in speech✓Read eight words with the new patterns
How to read the pronunciation guide
Tone marks: a = mid, à = low, â = falling, á = high, ǎ = rising. Doubled vowels are long. ŋ is the ng sound; y is as in yes. ɛ, ɔ, ə and ʉ represent distinct vowel sounds. ph, th and kh have a puff of air; th is not English th.
pay, mǎy and ŋ correspond to pai, mǎi and ng in other guides. Hyphens may separate syllables. This is a simplified reading guide, not an exact transcription of the recording. หนังสือ is shown as nǎŋsʉ̌ʉ and เขา as khǎw; naŋsʉ̌ʉ and kháw also occur in fluent speech.
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NoticeMeet the characters
Two consonants and two front vowels
Some Thai vowels are written before the initial consonant but pronounced after it. Add the low-class consonant ซ and high-class ถ while practising เ /ee/ and แ /ɛɛ/.
ซ/s/ · sɔɔ sôoถ/th/ · thɔ̌ɔ thǔŋเ◌/ee/แ◌/ɛɛ/
Reading practice
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Guided practice
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Which classification is correct?
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Where is แ written in แพง?
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Which word means ‘expensive’?
Lesson resource
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