Thai Vowels & Dipthongs Flashcards
-ะ
a
short
-า
a
long
ิ
i
short
ีอ
i
long
ึ
eu
(short)
[upside down “m”]
ื
eu
(long)
[upside down “m”]
ุ
u
(short)
(ooh)
ู
u
(long)
(ooh)
เ-ะ
e
(short)
(ay)
เ-
e
(long)
(ay)
เเ-ะ
[backwards 3]
(short)
(eh)
เเ-
[backwards 3]
(long)
eh
โ-ะ
o
short
โ-
o
long
เ-าะ
[backwards “c”]
(short)
(back of throat “oh/aw”)
-อ
[backwards “c”]
(long)
(back of throat “oh/aw”)
เ-อะ
[sqiggly “v”]
(short)
[tight back of throat uh-euh]
เ-อ
[sqiggly “v”]
(long)
[tight back of throat uh-euh]
เียะ
ia
(short)
(eeya)
เีย
ia
(long)
eeya
เือะ
[upside down “m” +a]
(short)
(euah)
เือ
[upside down “m” +a]
(long)
(euah)
ัวะ
ua
(short)
ooah
ัว
ua
(long)
ooah
ำ
am
(dipthong)
(auhm)
เ-า
au
(dipthong)
(aaow)
ใ
ai
(dipthong)
(aahee)
ไ
ai
(dipthong)
(aahee)
ฤ
[r + upside down “m”]
(dipthong)
roo
ฤๅ
[r + upside down “m”]
(dipthong)
(pronunciation is more like “loo”)
ฦ
[l + upside down “m”]
(dipthong)
loo (short sound)
ฦๅ
[l + upside down “m”]
(dipthong)
loo (sounds exactly like “ฤๅ” to me)
