Combine consonant class, tone mark, vowel length and ending to analyse a whole word.
Time
25 min
Recorded audio
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Learning goals✓Use a repeatable five-step tone analysis✓Separate live and dead endings before choosing a rule✓Connect complete-word analysis to Tone Reading Level 1
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
A five-step whole-word analysis
A tone is not guessed from one letter. Work through the initial class, tone mark, vowel length and live/dead ending, then apply the matching rule.
