ออ

ออ sara or

Long 'or' as in 'more'. Vowel 12 of 19, and a long one, which is half of what decides the tone of the syllable it sits in.

Length long Sound or

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

กองgorng

pile / heap

ขอkhǒr

May I have / please

คอkhor

Neck

งอngor

To bend

สองsǒrng

Two

พ่อphôr

Father

หมอmǒr

Doctor

ทองthorng

Gold

ศอกsòrk

Elbow

จองjorng

To book

กอดgòrt

To hug

งอนngorn

Sulking (at someone you love)

หรอrǒr

Particle for: oh really?

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.