Reading foundations · Beginner reading · A0

Low-class consonants: set one

Add ล, ค, พ, ฟ and ฮ and compare tone patterns in live and dead syllables.

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By the end, you canRecognise ล, ค, พ, ฟ and ฮ as low classCompare short and long dead-syllable tone patternsRead eight words containing the new letters
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Five low-class consonants

Consonant class combines with vowel length and live/dead status to determine tone. This first low-class set is practised in both live and dead words.

/l/ · lɔɔ liŋ
/kh/ · khɔɔ khwaay
/ph/ · phɔɔ phaan
/f/ · fɔɔ fan
/h/ · hɔɔ nók-hûuk
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พัก

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