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.
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Neutral Tone |
Low Tone |
Falling Tone |
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All the tones |
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High Tone |
Rising Tone |
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The tones associated with syllables Thai depend on many factors: class of the initial consonant, vowel length, presence of a final consonant and accents.
We can combine all these combinations in tables.
With accent
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Consonant |
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Medium
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High
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don't exist |
don't exist |
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Low
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don't exist |
don't exist |
Without accent
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Consonant |
Long vowel or syllable ending in the letter ng,n,m
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Long vowel and syllable ending in the letter k,p,t
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Short vowel or syllable ending in the letter k,p,t
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Medium
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High
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Low
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