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High-class consonants

Recognise six regular high-class consonants and read simple live syllables with rising tone.

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20 min
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By the end, you canRecognise ห, ส, ข, ผ, ฝ and ฉUnderstand that consonant class helps determine toneRead eight rising-tone examples
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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.

/h/ · hɔ̌ɔ hìip
/s/ · sɔ̌ɔ sʉ̌a
/kh/ · khɔ̌ɔ khày
/ph/ · phɔ̌ɔ phʉ̂ŋ
/f/ · fɔ̌ɔ fǎa
/ch/ · chɔ̌ɔ chìŋ
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Which set contains only high-class consonants from this lesson?

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Which word reads /sɔ̌ɔŋ/ and means ‘two’?

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Which word means ‘ginger’?

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