Language Rules

Question 1

• Rules of Thai writing //

Answer 1

44 consonants // reads left to right // three consonant classes (low, middle, high) // each letter has two names, the first is the sound the letter makes and the second is a word which contains the letter // 32 vowels // vowels can appear above, below, or all around a consonant // 5 tones (mid, low, falling, high, and rising)

Question 2

สระ

Answer 2

sara - vowel

Question 3

Tones

Answer 3

syllables in thai have one of five tones// you can identify the tone by how a word is spelled, the consonant class, and whether the ending is alive or dead // live ending: sound goes on (ahhhhhh) // dead ending: sound stops (t or d sound)

Question 4

Tone rule #1:

Answer 4

low class consonant + live ending = mid tone

Question 5

Thai base vocabulary

Answer 5

comes from sanskrit and pali, both indian languages

Question 6

Tone rule #2

Answer 6

middle class initial consonant + live end = midtone

Question 7

Tone rule#3

Answer 7

low class initial consonant with dead ending and a short vowel has a high tone

Question 8

tone rule#4

Answer 8

low class initial consonant + dead syllable with a long vowel = falling tones