44 Consonants (Pa-yan-cha-na)

Question 1

ก

Answer 1

gaw gai
- gai (chicken)
- written as ไก่
ENDING LETTER SOUND (K)

Question 2

ข

Answer 2

kaw kai
- kai (egg)
- written as ไข่
- replaced (ฃ) kaw kuat
- kuat (bottle)
- written as ขวด
ENDING LETTER SOUND (K)

Question 3

ฃ (no longer used)

Answer 3

kaw kuat
- kuat (bottle)
- written as ขวด

Question 4

ฅ (no longer used)

Answer 4

kaw kon
- kon (people)
- written as คน

Question 5

ค

Answer 5

kaw kwaai
- kwaai (buffalo)
- written as ควาย
- replaced (ฅ) kaw kon
- kon (people)
- written as คน
ENDING LETTER SOUND (K)

Question 6

ฆ

Answer 6

kaw ra-kang
- ra-kang (bell)
- written as ระฆัง
ENDING LETTER SOUND (K)

Question 7

ง

Answer 7

ngaw nguu
- nguu (snake)
- written as งู

Question 8

จ

Answer 8

jaw jaan
- jaan (plate)
- written as จาน
ENDING LETTER SOUND (D)

Question 9

ฉ

Answer 9

chaw ching
- ching (Thai cymbals or tcymbals)
- written as ฉิ่ง

Question 10

ช

Answer 10

chaw chaang
- chaang (elephant)
- written as ช้าง
ENDING LETTER SOUND (D)

Question 11

ซ

Answer 11

saw soo
- soo (chain)
written as โซ่
ENDING LETTER SOUND (D)

Question 12

ฌ

Answer 12

chaw cher
- cher (tree - ancient word, no longer used)
- written as เฌอ
- tree is now called dton mai
- written as ต้นไม้

Question 13

ญ

Answer 13

yaw ying
- (puu-) ying (woman/lady)
- written as ผู้หญิง
ENDING LETTER SOUND (N)

Question 14

ฎ

Answer 14

daw cha-daa
- cha-daa (Jada or Thai headdress)
- written as ชฎา
ENDING LETTER SOUND (D)

Question 15

ฏ

Answer 15

dtaw bpa-dtak
- bpa-dtak (skewers - ancient word, no longer used)
- written as ปฏัก
- spear is now pronounced as hook
- written as หอก
ENDING LETTER SOUND (D)

Question 16

ฐ

Answer 16

taw taan
- taan (base)
- written as ฐาน
ENDING LETTER SOUND (D)

Question 17

ฑ

Answer 17

taw mon-too
- mon-too (name of the queen from “Ramayana”-montho)
- written as มณโฑ
ENDING LETTER SOUND (D)

Question 18

ฒ

Answer 18

taw puu-tao
- puu-tao (elder)
- written as ผู้เฒ่า
ENDING LETTER SOUND (D)

Question 19

ณ

Answer 19

naw neen
- neen (novice monk/ neophyte)
- written as เณร
ENDING LETTER SOUND (N)

Question 20

ด

Answer 20

daw dek
- dek (children)
- written as เด็ก
- can be said 2x (dek-dek)
ENDING LETTER SOUND (T)

Question 21

ต

Answer 21

dtaw dtao
- dtao (turtle)
- written as เต่า
ENDING LETTER SOUND (D/T)

Question 22

ถ

Answer 22

taw tung
- tung (bag)
- written as ถุง
ENDING LETTER SOUND (D)

Question 23

ท

Answer 23

taw ta-haan
- ta-haan (soldier)
- written as ทหาร
ENDING LETTER SOUND (D)

Question 24

ธ

Answer 24

taw tong
- tong (flag)
- written as ธง
ENDING LETTER SOUND (D)

Question 25

น

Answer 25

naw nuu - nuu (mouse/rat) - written as หนู

Question 26

บ

Answer 26

baw bai-mai - bai-mai (leaf) - written as ใบไม้ ENDING LETTER SOUND (B)

Question 27

ป

Answer 27

bpaw bplaa - bplaa (fish) - written as ปลา ENDING LETTER SOUND (B/P)

Question 28

ผ

Answer 28

paw pung - pung (bee) - written as ผึ้ง

Question 29

ฝ

Answer 29

faw faa - faa (lid) - written as ฝา

Question 30

พ

Answer 30

poo paan - paan (tray with pedestal) - written as พาน ENDING LETTER SOUND (B/P)

Question 31

ฟ

Answer 31

faw fan - fan (tooth/teeth) - written as ฟัน ENDING LETTER SOUND (B/P)

Question 32

ภ

Answer 32

paw sam-pao - sam-pao (name of Chinese stye boat) - written as สำเภา ENDING LETTER SOUND (P)

Question 33

ม

Answer 33

maw maa - maa (horse) - written as ม้า

Question 34

ย

Answer 34

yaw yak - yak (giant in buddhism) - written as ยักษ์

Question 35

ร

Answer 35

raw rua - rua (boat) - written as เรือ ENDING LETTER SOUND (N)

Question 36

ล

Answer 36

law ling - ling (monkey) - written as ลิง ENDING LETTER SOUND (N)

Question 37

ว

Answer 37

waw ween - ween (ring - object i.e. wedding ring) - written as แหวน

Question 38

ศ

Answer 38

saw saa-laa - saa-laa (pavillion) - written as ศาลา ENDING LETTER SOUND (D)

Question 39

ษ

Answer 39

saw ruu-sii - ruu-sii (hermit) - written as ฤๅษี ENDING LETTER SOUND (D)

Question 40

ส

Answer 40

saw sua - sua (tiger) - written as เสือ ENDING LETTER SOUND (D)

Question 41

ห

Answer 41

haw hiip - chest box - written as หีบ

Question 42

ฬ

Answer 42

law ju-laa - ju-laa (name of the kite) - written as จุฬา ENDING LETTER SOUND (N)

Question 43

อ

Answer 43

aw aang - aang (sink/basin) - written as อ่าง

Question 44

ฮ

Answer 44

haw nok-huuk - nok-huuk (owl) - written as นกฮูก