A1

Vowel System

สระ

About this concept

32 vowel symbols forming 18 vowel phonemes: short/long pairs (อะ/อา, อิ/อี, อุ/อู). Vowels written above, below, before, or after consonants. Complex placement rules.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~40 cards at level A1.

Examples

อะ (short a) vs อา (long a)short vs long vowel
เ-ือ [ʉa] as in 'เสือ'tiger (diphthong)
เ-ีย [ia] as in 'เรียน'to study (diphthong)
แ- [ɛ] as in 'แม่'mother (long vowel)

Prerequisite

Thai AlphabetA1

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