By Jang
Thai Final letters are the sounds of the consonants that come at the end of the words or syllables.
In Thai language there are 8 standard groups of the final sounds plus one special group because there is no sound of any final letters.
As a Thai Language Teacher I find that my expat students find it difficult to remember all the groups of final sounds/final letters. It just takes time…the first thing to start with is to memorise the main sound of each final letter group. Our students at our Thai Language School benefit from many different exercises to develop their skills in this area - ie games, flash cards, tests etc. Try this too!
**แม่ ก กา คำที่ไม่มีตัวสะกด = without any final letters (the syllables basically end with vowels, no final sounds)**
1. แม่ กก (-k) / ก / which are -ก, -กร, -ข, -ค, -คร, -ฆ
2. แม่ กด (-t) / ด / which are -ด, -จ, -ต, -ถ, -ท, -ธ, -ฎ, -ฏ, -ฑ, -ฒ, -ช, -ซ, -ศ, -ษ, -ส
3. แม่ กบ (-p) / บ / which are -บ, -ป, -พ, -ภ, -ฟ
4. แม่ กน (-n) / น / which are -น, -ณ, -ญ, -ร, -ล, -ฬ
5. แม่ กง (-ng) / ง / which is -ง
6. แม่ กม (-m) / ม / which is -ม
7. แม่ เกย (-j) / ย / which is -ย
8. แม่ เกอว (-w) / ว / which is -ว
Final letter in the groups of -ก, -บ, -ด are Stop final letters
Final letter in the groups of -ง, -ม, -น, -ย, -ว are Sonorant final letters
Hope this can make you understand more about the final letters/final sounds in Thai language!
Kru Mulan J (Thai Language Teacher)
Want to learn more Thai Language …then come have a look at our Thai Language School www.thailanguagehut.com
By Jang
In Thai language, another thing that plays an important role in reading and writing is ‘final letters’ because they decide the sounds of the syllables and words. When I teach Thai language students who are expatriates living in Bangkok at my Thai Language School I normally focus on the final sounds/final letters because my expat students find it difficult to pronounce the final sounds in Thai language.
Final letters mainly have 8 sounds which are basically categorized into 2 groups
· Stop final letters are -ก, -บ, -ด
· Sonorant final letters are -ง, -น, -ม, -ย, -ว
The stop final letters make dead syllables/words whereas the sonorant final letters make live syllables/words
Now you have learnt Step 3 of Thai grammar in term of reading and writing Thai words. When you combine all the steps together…1-2-3 then you are getting very close to a perfect reading and writing Thai language. You will just need one more thing to go …… Tone Markers!
Kru Mulan J
Want to learn more Thai Language …then come have a look at our Thai Language School www.thailanguagehut.com
By Jang
As you may or may not know already Thai language is a tonal language. As a Thai Language Teacher it is one of the first things I teach at our Thai Language School. To learn how to read and write Thai correctly, you will need to know the dead syllables and live syllables because they come with the tonal sounds. The dead syllables and live syllable will help to conjugate the tones. This is important in Thai grammar and making yourself understood when speaking Thai!
These are examples of the words that consist of dead syllables and live syllables
Dead syllables
· Syllables/words end in Short vowels
นะ ติ ผุ แปะ ยัวะ เจอะ เตะ เงาะ
เละเทะ ธุระ กะทิ เยอะแยะ ทะเลาะ เกาะแกะ
· Syllables/words end in Stop final letters
มาก ตึก บีบ เรียบ วัด เลือด
อกหัก พักยก ตัดขาด มีดบาด แนบชิด
Live syllables
· Syllables/words end in Long vowels
นา ตี หู แบ ตัว เจอ เปีย
หัวใจ โมโห มือถือ งอแง ยาชา ทำดี สูสี
· Syllables/words end in Sonorant final letters
มึน เชียง จาม แบน คุย ดาว สิว
โรงเรียน สอยดาว หิวโหย ขายของ ชุมนุม เชียงราย
Now you can have some ideas about dead syllables and live syllables. See Thai grammar is not that difficult!
Kru Mulan J (Thai Language Teacher)
Want to learn more Thai Language …then come have a look at our Thai Language School www.thailanguagehut.com
