ThaiStartLearn Thai — begin your journey Recognise final /k/, /t/ and /p/, distinguish live and dead syllables, and read long-vowel dead syllables.
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.
Thai final letters may have a different final sound from their initial sound. Final stop sounds /k/, /t/ and /p/ make a syllable dead; these examples use long vowels.
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