Sabai อา
sara aa · long vowel · vowel 1 of 19
อา
อา
Long 'a' as in 'father'
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 long vowel makes an
open syllable live, 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
กา
kaa
crow / teapot
ชา
chaa
Tea
ตา
ta
Maternal grandfather
มา
ma
To come
ยา
ya
Medicine
ขา
khǎa
leg
นา
naa
rice field
ฝา
fǎa
lid / cover
ฮา
haa
to laugh / ha!
สาม
saam
Three
ห้า
ha
Five
ขาว
khao
White
ย่า
ya
Paternal grandmother
Pulled from the course vocabulary by matching the written form, so the odd near-miss can slip in.
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