Guide to Pronunciation (3 - Consonants)

Consonants


Initials

g          sounds like 'g' in get but a little harder                           gin - eat

kh        as in kiss                                                                     khon - person
                                                                                               
dj         as in jet                                                                      djววd - stop
                                                                                                  
tsch      as in chin                                                                    tschüü  - name

t           a cross between 't' and 'd' like the 't' in sixty                   taa - eye

th         as in tender                                                                 tham - do

p          a cross between 'p' and 'b' like spot                               pai - go

ph        pronounce like 'p' in English (not 'f')                               phan - thousand

b          as in baby                                                                   bin - fly

d          as in doll                                                                     duu - look

f          as in fun                                                                      fai - fire
                                                                                              
s          as in sex                                                                      sii - four
                                                                                               
h         as in honey                                                                   haa - five

m        as in money                                                                  mii - have

n         as in need                                                                    naa - rice flied

ng       like ng at the end of 'bring', but Thai it's used                  ngaan - work
          at both the beginning and the end of the words

w        as in woman                                                                 wan - day

r         rolled like the Scottish r                                                  rian - study

l         as in love                                                                      ling - monkey

y        as in you                                                                       yaa - medicine




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