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mai tho · tone mark 3 of 5
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Mai Tho (second tone mark) - generally raises or lowers the tone.
What it does
Nothing on its own. The tone depends on the class of the consonant it sits above, which is why the same mark appears below with more than one answer.
Mid class + mai tho = falling tone
ก้าว (gâao)
falling
High class + mai tho = falling tone
ข้าว (khâao)
falling
Low class + mai tho = high tone
น้อย (nóoi)
high
Words that use it
น้ำ
náam (falling)
water
ห้า
ha
Five
ส้ม
som
Orange (fruit)
ม้า
ma
Horse
อู้
u
Northern for 'to speak' (standard พูด)
ฟ้า
fáa
sky
เก้า
kao
Nine
บ้าน
ban
House
ข้าว
khao
Rice
เช้า
chao
Morning
ซ้าย
sai
Left
ใกล้
kain
Near
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