Place ะ after an initial consonant and read short open syllables as dead syllables.
Time
18 min
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Learning goals✓Recognise ะ after the initial consonant✓Recognise short open syllables as dead✓Read eight short-vowel examples
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
Short vowels and dead syllables
The short vowel ะ is visible after an initial consonant in these simple examples. A short open syllable has no sustaining final and is treated as dead for tone rules.
ะ/a/ · sàrà à
Reading practice
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Guided practice
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Where is ะ written in จะ?
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Which word reads /cà/ and means ‘will’?
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Which word means ‘patch’?
Lesson resource
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