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The Thai language has five tones, neutral tone, low tone, the falling tone, high tone and rising tone.
The same syllable with a different tone will sometimes radically different meanings.
A good understanding of tone is a prerequisite to learning capital of the Thai language.
Before detailing the rules governing the tone of a syllable, I offer a record of these five tones.
Listen and repeat, make sure you understand the difference between these five tones is crucial.

1. Initial consonant + long vowel = medium tone

naa	nguu	maa	reuua
Paddy field	Snake	Come	Ship

2. Initial consonant + short vowel = high tone

lae	kha	phae	la
And	Yes (female)	Goat	Each

3. Initial consonant + short vowel + final consonant k, p, t = high tone

khit	nok	wat	lehk
Think	Bird	Temple	Small

4. Initial consonant + short vowel + final consonant ng, n, m = medium tone

wan	long	yoong	khoon
Day	Move down	Mosquito	You

5. Initial consonant + long vowel + final consonant k, p, t = falling tone

tchaawp	maak	yaak	phuut
Like	Lot	Difficult	Say

6. Initial consonant + long vowel + final consonant ng, n, m = medium tone

naan	ngaan	thiian	riian
Long time	Work	Candle	Learn

7. Initial consonant+ any vowel + accent

Falling tone	High tone	don't exist	don't exist