อั

sara a · short vowel · vowel 2 of 19

อั

Short 'a' as in 'cut' (with a final consonant)

How it is written

The อ above is a placeholder for whichever consonant the vowel attaches to - it is not part of the vowel. This one sits on, under or after its consonant.

Vowel length changes the tone. A short vowel makes an open syllable dead, and live or dead is one of the three things that decide a syllable's tone. See the rules, or let the tone checker do it.

Words that use it

กัน

kan

each other

วัด

wat

Temple

ตัว

tua

Classifier for animals / clothes

อัน

Classifier for general objects

ฉัน

chan

I (female, casual)

ผัก

phak

Vegetable

ฟัง

fang

To listen

พัน

phan

Thousand

นัด

nat

Appointment

หัว

hua

Head

ปัง

pang

Amazing / on point (slang)

พัก

phak

Rest / break

ฟัน

fan

tooth / teeth

Pulled from the course vocabulary by matching the written form, so the odd near-miss can slip in.

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