Long vowels

[aa]

มา

maa

to come

[ee]

เกม

keem

game

[əə]

เธอ

thəə

you / she

[ɛɛ]

แม่

mɛ̂ɛ

mother

[ii]

ดี

dii

good

[oo]

โต

too

to grow / big

[ɔɔ]

รอ

rɔɔ

to wait

[uu]

ดู

duu

to watch / look

[ʉʉ]

มือ

mʉʉ

hand

Changing the length of a vowel can completely change the meaning of a word in Thai !

In Thai Flash, long vowels are represented by doubling the phonetic symbol of the vowel.

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