อุ

อุ sara u

Short 'u' as in 'put'. Vowel 7 of 19, and a short one, which is half of what decides the tone of the syllable it sits in.

Length short Sound u

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.

กุ้งgûng

shrimp

ลุงlung

Uncle (older)

คุณkhun

You (polite)

บุญbun

Merit

ยุงyung

Mosquito

จุดjùt

Point, as in a decimal point

มุมmum

Corner

สุกsùk

Ripe

ถุงthǔng

Counting word for bags

ชุดchút

A set

บุบbùp

Dented

พลุphlú

Fireworks

หยุดyùt

Stop

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.