[b]
บ้าน
bâan
house
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Initial consonants
[c]
จริงๆ
ciŋ-ciŋ
really
[ch]
ฉัน
chăn
I (fem.)
[d]
ดี
dii
good
[f]
ฝน
fŏn
rain
[h]
หา
hăa
to look for
[k]
เก่ง
kèŋ
skillful, capable
[kh]
ข้าว
khâao
rice
[l]
ลืม
lʉʉm
to forget
[m]
มี
mii
to have
[n]
น้ำ
náam
water
[ŋ]
เงิน
ŋən
money
[p]
ไป
pai
to go
[ph]
ผม
phŏm
I (masc.) / hair
[r]
รัก
rák
to love
[s]
สุด
sùt
end / extreme
[t]
ตา
taa
eye
[th]
ทำ
tham
to do
[w]
วัน
wan
day
[y]
ยุง
yuŋ
mosquito
[-]
อาบน้ำ
àap-náam
to take a bath
Some remarks :
- [p], [t], [k] are unvoiced consonants.
- [ph], [th] and [kh] are voiced consonants.
Some sounds don't have an equivalent in French. They require the tongue to be placed against the middle of the palate.
- [c] : the final sound is halfway between a [k] and a [t].
- [ŋ] : the final sound is halfway between a [g] and a [n].
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