อี

sara ii · long vowel · vowel 4 of 19

อี

Long 'ee' as in 'see'

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

ดี

dii

good

ปี

Year

สี่

Four

ฟรี

frii

Free

หีบ

hìip

chest / coffin

สามี

sa mi

Husband

ใจดี

chai di

Kind-hearted

นาที

na thi

Minute

ดีใจ

dii jai

Happy / glad

เสีย

sia

Broken / spoiled

กีฬา

ki la

Sport

ฤๅษี

rue-sǐi

hermit / ascetic

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

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