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Feb

15

Exceptions with “ร”

By Jang

Exceptions with “ร”     

 

Most of the time, when the consonant + , the cluster is pronounced as “s” sound, for example : 

ทราย   /saay/       =      sand           

ทรง   /sohng/           =        style 

                                  =        a prefix for verbs and nouns to show royal use or connection to royalty 

ทรัพย์ /sáp/              =        property, wealth 

ทราบ  /sâap/                 =        to know                              

ทรุดโทรม   /sút-sohm/      =        worn out, damaged, ruined 

กระทรวง   /grà-suang/     =        ministry 

  

Most of the time, when ศ, ส + ร, the cluster “ร” became silent, it is not pronounced at all ; 

  

  

สร้อย   /sôy/             =      necklace 

สระ   //                       =        to shampoo, to wash (hair) 

                                        =        pool, pond 

ศรัทธา   /sàt-taa/          =        faith 

ศักดิ์ศรี   /sàk-sǐ/           =        dignity 

สร้าง   /sâang/           =      to create, produce, build 

เสแสร้ง   /sěh-sâeng/    =     to pretend, fake, simulate 

จริง** /jing/                    =       real, true                          

** จริง is the exception. 

  

  

Hope you can read, write and understand Thai language more ^_^  

Enjoy Learning Thai ka, see you next time :) …   

Kruu Jang 

Want to learn more Thai Language …then come have a look at our Thai Language School www.thailanguagehut.com

  

Feb

15

Silent vowels : ิ, ุ after words

By Jang

Silent Vowels

The vowels , after words

There are some words which are not pronounce the vowels  , at the final consonant but still keep pronunciation of final consonant

ญาติ  /yâat/                               ชาติ    /châat/       

ธาตุ    /tâat/                              ประวัติ /bprà-wàt/

เหตุการณ์  /hèt-gaan/                 ภูมิใจ  /puum-jai/

ภาคภูมิ /pâak-puum/                   สมบัติ /sǒm-bàt/

ปฏิวัติ  /bpà-dtì-wát/              อนุมัติ /à-nú-mát/

Anyway, in some case, there are some words can pronounce the vowels,, you need to check from dictionary again.

 

Hope you can read, write and understand Thai language more ^_^ 

 

Kruu Jang

Want to learn more Thai Language …then come have a look at our Thai Language School www.thailanguagehut.com

Feb

15

What is “์” above the consonant??

By Jang

Silent Consonants

The symbol” (การันต์)

            When the symbol appears above a consonant, that consonant is not pronounced. It occurs in words of foreign origin to keep the charcters of the original words.

จอห์         /jawn/          (from “John”)          

ปีเตอร์          /bpii-dtêr/     (from “Peter”)                         

ทัวร์          /tua/            (from “tour”)

เบียร์         /bia/            (from “beer”)               

คอมพิวเตอร์ /korm-piw-dtêr/ (from “computer”)        

ศุกร์          /sùk/           (Friday)           

เสาร์         /sǎo/            (Saturday)                                                                 

อาทิตย์            /aa-tít/         (Sunday)                                            

สัตว์          /sàt/           (animal)

หนังสือพิมพ์ /nǎng-sǔu-pim/ (newspaper)

                                                            

Sometimes it is not only the consonant below the symbol which is not pronounced but also the one immediately preceding it.

เชาวน์    /chao/                            จันทร์   /jan/       

ศาสตร์   /sàat/                                  ภาพยนตร์   /pâap-pá-yon/           

 

It is possible to have vowel with the consonant below the symbol which is not pronounced as well.

 

พันธุ์   /pan/                ศักดิ์สิทธิ์   /sàk-sìt/              ยานัตถุ์  /yaa-nát/    

Hope you can read, write and understand Thai language more ^_^ 
 

 

Kruu Jang

Want to learn more Thai Language …then come have a look at our Thai Language School www.thailanguagehut.com