Recognise six regular high-class consonants and read simple live syllables with rising tone.
Time
20 min
Recorded audio
Not available
Learning goals✓Recognise ห, ส, ข, ผ, ฝ and ฉ✓Understand that consonant class helps determine tone✓Read eight rising-tone 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
Six high-class consonants
Consonant class is one input to Thai tone rules; the class name is not itself a tone. Start with six regular high-class consonants and a limited set of live-syllable examples.
