31 Thai for Beginners32 Lesson? Vowels siz (sa-ra) Thai has two kinds of vowels: short and long. In_ this lesson we will learn the following long vowels. Every Thai syllable starts with a consonant (even if the consonant is a silent ©) /-/). Although the consonant sound comes first, the vowe! may be written before, above, below, after or around the consonant depending on the vowel. In the examples below, the dash repre- sents the place where the consonant should be written. Vowel Vowel Name Sound 4 sa-ra aa jaaf ach We Aen n as sa-ra ii hif 7 sa-ra wu fuuf k= sa-ra ee fee i sa-7a 00 foof Us sa-ra ai fai b-7 sa-ra ao faolThai for Beginners 33 Practice Writing the Following Vowels Use 6 /-/ as the consonant when practicing the following vowels. Always start with the small circle where there is one. Ove bao. -ota 08 la 107 187 aq LanThai for Beginners 35 Read The Following Aloud bom fA oq in In th om 2 7 9 9 ta ly te om 3 mm & 9 ww Im ta om 4 om 4 @ iw la ta wer s wd yw ly Ww own 6. wm # yo ow Wd iW uh 7 2 6 Qg to to le om Tone Marks (Thai Script) Thai has four tone marks. When a tone mark is used, it is always placed above the initial consonant of the syllable. If the consonant has a superscript vowel, the tone mark is placed above that vowel. Tone Mark Name mai éek (lsion) mai too (itn) mai dtrii Clin) mai jat-dta-waa (lin)36 Lesson 1 Tone Marks With Middle Consonants With middle consonant syllables, all five tones are possible and all four tone marks can be used. Tone Mark Tone Name Tone Examples None siang saa-man — mid 1 aa) = siang éek low m (gaa) = siang too falling ™m (gaa) = siang dtrii high 11 (gaa) fo siang jat-dta-waa_rising AI aa) Read The Following Aloud Lo ommmn mm 2 fo AoA ff Al a ee 4. in iA uA LA oA s In ta WwW Wh 6 ln li WW Wi 7 6A brs bob37 Thai for Beginners we Re Ww we - we hs fice He a ie Oe es ede de a ge EEE Cer ES E'S ES E'S (2 2 Cc ic me a He Ww |S |W 2 >; *E 26 WE *E *E ® FQ PAD AAD A a tee Sy eG Stet SS Se S'S Se Soo So. 2S . i a i oie a a a a a a ay a a a * i LS a ie (IGG ig S/S 26S (Ss te (SCS ae “ae c eis as A 3 [Sg a, ce eG ss GeESGEegsesegadeaatae - ion Cc Cc i - eBSiGeS EERE EE Saaaaease ~SHontaa tu BCr ke ASH NK FH Br ow et ee eet ee en eR er ee ee ee a Se EN GT at PE ON