Lesson 1: Read & write your first words in Thai!

Learning material

The first 3 consonants

ง (NG)

snake

ง (consonant) งู (snake)
– ngoor – nguu

ม (M)

horse

ม (consonant) ม้า (horse)
– moor / maa

ร (R)

boat

ร (consonant) เรือ (boat)
– roor – rueuea

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Vowels

◌ู (uu)

◌ู
Long Vowel | afternoon, proof, room
– uu

เ◌า (au)

เ◌า
Neither long nor short | about, powder, taoism
– au

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[WpProQuiz 4]

Vocabulary and the first Tone Rule

Tone Rule #1

Low Class Consonant + Long Vowel = Middle Tone

Please note that for vowels that are neither long nor short the same rules apply as for long vowels.

งู (snake)

snake

เงา (shadow)

shadow

เงา
ง + เ◌า = เงา
– ngau

เมา (drunken)

drunken

เมา
ม + เ◌า = เมา
– mau

รู (hole)

hole

เรา (we)

we

เรา
ร + เ◌า = เรา
– rau

QUIZ: Test yourself now!

[WpProQuiz 5]

Homework

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