Disclaimer: I am not an expert in teaching Thai language. I just try to simplify the basic Thai language as a native speaker myself. Hope this help you to learn basic Thai initial consonants & vowels.
Thai ending consonants are not pronounced. For example, "TAP" and "TAB" (in English) are pronounced the same in Thai accent since we do not pronounce the ending sound /-p/ or /-b/.
And here is basic anatomy of a Thai word, which consists of an initial consonant, a vowel, a final consonant, and tone. I give you few sample words to see their structure.
There are 5 tones in Thai language, you can learn more about it here: https://youtu.be/AMZ8EFPh2Cc ">https://youtu.be/AMZ8EFPh2...
There are 5 tones in Thai language, you can learn more about it here: https://youtu.be/AMZ8EFPh2Cc ">https://youtu.be/AMZ8EFPh2...
In case youâre confused, there 44 characters in Thai language. They are grouped into 21 groups of initial consonants, and 8 groups of ending consonants. But they are the same set of 44 characters.
After youâve somewhat mastered basic Thai reading/writing, try this quiz.
How to pronounce these words?
Ex: āļĄāļēāļĢ -> maan
1. āļĻāļē-āļĨāļē
2. āļāļēāļ§
3. āļāļģ
4. āļāļīāļ-āļŠāļ
5. āļŠāļāļ
6. āļŠāļēāļĄ
7. āđāļāļ
8. āđāļĄāļ
9. āđāļāļĢ
10. āļŠāļ°-āļāļ·āļ
How to pronounce these words?
Ex: āļĄāļēāļĢ -> maan
1. āļĻāļē-āļĨāļē
2. āļāļēāļ§
3. āļāļģ
4. āļāļīāļ-āļŠāļ
5. āļŠāļāļ
6. āļŠāļēāļĄ
7. āđāļāļ
8. āđāļĄāļ
9. āđāļāļĢ
10. āļŠāļ°-āļāļ·āļ
Quiz 2: Can you guess the name of countries listed here? (Donât use a translator to read na ka 555)
1. āļĄāļē-āđāļĨ-āđāļāļĩāļĒ
2. āļāļīāļ-āđāļ-āļāļĩ-āđāļāļĩāļĒ
3. āđāļ§āļĩāļĒāļ-āļāļēāļĄ
4. āļāļī-āļĨāļīāļ-āļāļīāļ
5. āļĨāļī-āđāļāļĩāļĒ
6. āļāļīāļ-āđāļāļĩāļĒ
7. āļāļē-āđāļāļ-āļāļī-āļāļē
8. āđāļ-āļĢāļđ
9. āđāļ-āļāļē-āļāļē
10. āđāļ-āļĄāļēāļ
1. āļĄāļē-āđāļĨ-āđāļāļĩāļĒ
2. āļāļīāļ-āđāļ-āļāļĩ-āđāļāļĩāļĒ
3. āđāļ§āļĩāļĒāļ-āļāļēāļĄ
4. āļāļī-āļĨāļīāļ-āļāļīāļ
5. āļĨāļī-āđāļāļĩāļĒ
6. āļāļīāļ-āđāļāļĩāļĒ
7. āļāļē-āđāļāļ-āļāļī-āļāļē
8. āđāļ-āļĢāļđ
9. āđāļ-āļāļē-āļāļē
10. āđāļ-āļĄāļēāļ