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Sometime,
the Thai language is difficult to use correctly. So, it
is important for the learner to understand the basic Thai
language principle first.
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Thai
language has four tonal mark or tonal accent for five
tones in Thai word. If the tone is wrong, you can't communicate
with Thai people to understand.
In
Thai writing uses tonal mark on the consonants and there
are four such marks, namely :
| 1.
The first tonal mark |
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mai
eag
(äÁéàÍ¡) |
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| 2.
The second tonal mark |
|
mai
toe
(äÁéâ·) |
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| 3.
The third tonal mark |
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mai
tree
(äÁéµÃÕ) |
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| 4.
The fourth tonal mark |
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mai
jad-ta-war
(äÁé¨ÑµÇÒ) |
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In the speech of Thai people of central Thailand there
are five tones in all : (Your voice starts at a low pitch
and goes up.)
| 1.
The level tone |
ÍÒ
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reading
ar
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| 2.
The grave tone |
ÍèÒ
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reading
ar
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| 3.
The dropped tone |
ÍéÒ
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reading
ar
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| 4.
The acute tone |
ÍêÒ
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reading
ar
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| 5.
The rising tone |
ÍëÒ
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reading
ar
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Thai language has a condition of some words that are use
in everyday Thai life, for instance :
:: low-tone consonants without any marks are
pronounced with a level tone.
Ex.
|
ÁÒ
(to come)
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pronunciation
as in
|
mar
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ÁÕ
(to have)
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pronunciation
as in
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mee
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´Õ
(good)
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pronunciation
as in
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dee
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ÃÍ
(to wait)
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pronunciation
as in
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ror
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Etc.
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:: High-tone consonants with no tonal marks are
pronounced with a rising tone.
Ex.
|
¢Ò
(a leg)
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pronunciation
as in
|
khar
|
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¼Õ
(a ghost)
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pronunciation
as in
|
pee
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àÊ×Í
(a tiger)
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pronunciation
as in
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soer
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Etc.
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::
Low-tone consonants with the first tonal marks are
pronounced with a dropped tone.
Ex.
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¤èÒ
(value)
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pronunciation
as in
|
kar
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ª×èÍ
(name)
|
pronunciation
as in
|
cheu
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àÁ×èÍ
(when)
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pronunciation
as in
|
moer
|
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ÇèÒ
(to say)
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pronunciation
as in
|
war
|
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Etc.
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:: High-tone consonants with the
first tonal marks are pronounced with a
grave tone.
Ex.
|
ä¢è
(egg)
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pronunciation
as in
|
khai
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ãÊè (to ware)
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pronunciation
as in
|
sai
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ä¼è
(bamboo)
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pronunciation
as in
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pai
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Etc.
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:: Low-tone consonants with the second
tonal marks are pronounced with an acute
tone.
Ex.
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¤éÒ
(to trade)
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pronunciation
as in
|
kar
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¹éÓ
(water)
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pronunciation
as in
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num
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ÁéÒ
(horse)
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pronunciation
as in
|
mar
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Ãéͧ
(to call)
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pronunciation
as in
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rorng
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Etc.
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:: High-tone consonants with the second tonal marks
are pronounced with a dropped tone.
Ex.
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áÊé
(a horsewhip)
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pronunciation
as in
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sae
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¼éÒ
(cloths)
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pronunciation
as in
|
par
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ä¢é
(a fever)
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pronunciation
as in
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khai
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Etc.
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Note
: You
can notice the different and correct tone consonants,
tones, and tonal marks from Thai words that we gave you
at the end.
Learning
and studying basic Thai-tone principals for correct speaking
with Thai people, the learner should notice the correct
different in tones of each word and the correct meanings
of them by continuously communicate with Thai people.
We, www.speakingthai.com,
will develop this website for serving the best and the
most to you the learner.
Thai
language uses some consonants to be spelling characters
by working with other consonants and vowels in front of
spelling characters to be a word :
| 2.1 |
¡
(gor gai) Spelling as in c, g,
k and x in English language. |
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Ex.
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action,
big, dog, box, and Bangkok
etc. |
| 2.2 |
§ (ngor
ngoo) Spelling as in ng and nk
in English language.
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Ex.
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language,
king, link, and bank etc. |
| 2.3 |
´ (dor
deag) Spelling as in d, s and t
in English language.
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Ex.
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bad,
cad, lord, bus, and cat
etc. |
Note
: Thai language may use consonants
as ® (dor cha-dar),
° (thor tharn), µ (tor tao),
¶ (thor thung), È
(sor sar-lar), É
(sor reu-see) and Ê (sor
soer)
same
as spelling character.
| 2.4 |
¹ (nor
noo) Spelling as in n in English
language.
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Ex.
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can,
moon, tone, and zone etc. |
Note
: Thai language may use consonants
as (yor ying),
³ (nor nean), Ã (ror roer) and
Å (lor ling) same as spelling character.
| 2.5 |
º (bor
bai-mai) Spelling as in b and
p in English language.
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Ex.
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dab,
tab, map and top etc. |
Note
: Thai language may use consonants
as » (por plar)
and ¾ (por parn) same as spelling character.
| 2.6 |
Á (mor
mar) Spelling as in m in English
language.
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Ex.
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nimrod,
am, and some etc. |
| 2.7 |
 (yor
yag) Spelling as in y in English
language.
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Ex. |
boy,
fly, and try etc. |
Note
: The spelling character must
use with vowels or a character Í
(or arng) and Ç (wor whaen)
so it can be a spelling character. It can not do its work
by itself alone.
| 2.8 |
Í (or
arng) Works as an vowel and a spelling
character in a word at the same time.
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However,
if you notice its character and obligation of spelling
characters in Thai and English language, you will find
a similar. So, it is easy for learner to learn and study
by comparison.
We will find important and necessary stories of learning
and studying basic Thai-language principals continuously.
We wish you will have fun with learning and studying Thai
language with www.speakingthai.com
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Sat, 29 March, 2003
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