I& #39;m really enjoying learning Thai, and I want to share my joy with others. I don& #39;t know how often I& #39;ll do this, but I think sometimes I& #39;ll do tweet threads for spelling or video clips for listening to learn Thai from BL stars.

Let& #39;s start with spelling #MewGulf.

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Most waanjai can recognize MewGulf in Thai - มิวกลัฟ, or sometimes, like in polls, มิว-กลัฟ.

Want to be able to actually read it?

Let& #39;s start with Mew - มิว.

ม​=M. Be careful, bc just like in English, it looks very close to N=น.

Pay attention to where the loops are. +
ว=W. The little sign over the M in มิว​ is actually a vowel.

In English, vowels always come after consonants. In Thai, they can be after, above, below, or even in front of the consonant! For now, just now that xิว=EW.

So ม​ (M) + xิว (EW) = มิว​ (Mew). +
Now for Gulf - กลัฟ.

ก=G, although it& #39;s sometimes spelled with a K. Did you know that Gulf& #39;s (กลัฟ) and Kao& #39;s (เก้า)​ names both start with the same consonant? Yep. Kao& #39;s name is pronounced Gao. I don& #39;t know why it& #39;s spelled like that. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤷‍♀️" title="Achselzuckende Frau" aria-label="Emoji: Achselzuckende Frau">

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There is no LF sound in Thai, but there is a GL sound, so the L comes next. That& #39;s why Gulf& #39;s name is often spelled or pronounced Gluf.

ล=L

Next is the vowel that goes over the ล.

xั = uh

Then we end with

ฟ=F (*)

So กลัฟ​ = Gluf = Gulf.

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*Most ending consonants aren& #39;t pronounced the same as when they start a word in Thai. ฟ​ at the end of a word is pronounced like a P rather than an F, which is how you also end up with Gup.

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I don& #39;t know if this is interesting to anybody or not. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤷‍♀️" title="Achselzuckende Frau" aria-label="Emoji: Achselzuckende Frau"> If it is, next time I& #39;ll do the full #หวานใจมิวกลัฟ (waanjai MewGulf).

Should I start my own ht if I keep this up? Something like #/ThaiWithJen? Let me know!

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PS - If somebody who knows more Thai than me ever catches a mistake, PLEASE let me know! It& #39;s the only way I& #39;ll learn https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙂" title="Leicht lächelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Leicht lächelndes Gesicht">
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