อำ

อำ sara am

Short 'am' - always has nasal ending. Vowel 16 of 19, and a short one, which is half of what decides the tone of the syllable it sits in.

Length short Sound am

How it is written

The อ in the form above is a placeholder for whichever consonant the vowel attaches to, not part of the vowel itself.

This one sits on, under or after its consonant.

A short vowel makes an open syllable dead, and live or dead is one of the three things that decide a syllable's tone.

ทำtham

to do

ลำlam

Northern for 'delicious' (standard อร่อย)

ดำdam

Black

ตำdtam

To pound

ยำyam

A Thai spicy salad

คำkham

Word

จำjam

To remember

กำgam

Northern for a word or speech

น้ำnám

Water

ฉ่ำchàm

Juicy

ลำไยlam yai

Longan

ทำใจtham jai

To come to terms with something

Examples from the course rather than a complete list, so the occasional word may only look like it uses this vowel.

วันละตัวก็พอ wan la tua ko phoOne letter a day is enough

Listening and recall drills, with audio on every character.