Review consonant classes, apply the tone table, and locate boundaries in two-syllable words.
Time
22 min
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Learning goals✓Review high, middle and low consonant classes✓Combine class with live/dead syllable patterns✓Locate syllable boundaries in eight words
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
Class, tone patterns and syllable boundaries
Use the consonant classes and live/dead distinctions from the earlier lessons, then split longer forms at their natural syllable boundary. จ remains correctly classified as middle class.
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