Read short /a/ and /i/ and long /ii/ when their marks appear above a consonant.
Time
18 min
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Learning goals✓Recognise vowels written above a consonant✓Distinguish short ◌ิ from long ◌ี✓Read eight words with ◌ั or ◌ิ
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
Three vowels written above
Thai vowels are not always written after the consonant. These three marks sit above the consonant they follow in speech.
◌ั/a/ · máy hǎn aakàat◌ิ/i/◌ี/ii/
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Which mark represents long /ii/?
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Which word reads /wan/?
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Which word uses short /i/ and means ‘eat’?
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