Thai Letters And Sounds

Thai Letters And Sounds. Much like any other language the Thai Language is broken into Consonants as those listed in the Thai Alphabet and vowels. In this lesson we will introduce the 44 consonants that make up the Thai alphabet.

Consonants in Thai are categorized into three groups or classes called Middle Consonants High Consonants and Low Consonants. As in ko kai chicken ข. Sonorant final letters are nasal long -ง -น -ม -ย -ว The stop final letters make dead syllableswords whereas the sonorant final letters make live syllableswords Now you have learnt Step 3 of Thai grammar in term of reading and writing Thai words.

Many letters have the same sound which means you only really have to learn 21 sounds although be aware.

Jhhhhake a Thai speaker is likely to understand your voiced j as a funny sounding Thai j j จ j j c tɕ ch j j j ch which is why most modern pronunciation guide systems chose to use the letter j its not perfect but it minimizes misunderstandings where you end up with an entire platform full of food. Much like any other language the Thai Language is broken into Consonants as those listed in the Thai Alphabet and vowels. Ad Search for Thailand brides at Teoma. But like anything in life the sooner you get started the faster youll learn.