Sabai Chapter 7: Pronunciation Practice
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สวัสดีครับ
sawatdii khrap
sawatdii khrap
สวัสดีค่ะ
sawatdii kha
sawatdii kha
เจอกันครับ
jer gan khrap
jer gan khrap
เจอกันค่ะ
jer gan kha
jer gan kha
สบายดีไหมครับ
sabaai dii mai khrap
sabaai dii mai khrap
สบายดีค่ะ
sabaai dii kha
sabaai dii kha
คุณชื่ออะไรครับ
khun chuu arai khrap
khun chuu arai khrap
ผมชื่อ
phom chuu
phom chuu
หนูชื่อ
nuu chuu
nuu chuu
ยินดีที่ได้รู้จัก
yindii thii dai ruucak
yindii thii dai ruucak
อรุณสวัสดิ์
arun sawat
arun sawat
สวัสดีตอนเย็น
sawatdii ton yen
sawatdii tɔɔn yen
ราตรีสวัสดิ์
raatrii sawat
raatrii sawat
แล้วพบกันใหม่
laeo phop kan mai
lɛɛo phop kan mai
โชคดีนะ
chook dii na
chook dii na
ยินดีต้อนรับ
yindii tonrap
yindii tɔɔnrap
นานมากแล้วนะ
naan maak laeo na
naan maak lɛɛo na
เป็นยังไงบ้าง
pen yang ngai baang
pen yang ngai baang
เข้าใจแล้ว
khao jai laeo
khaojai lɛɛo
ไม่เข้าใจ
mai khao jai
mai khaojai
Worth knowing
Tone marks are not the whole story
Thai has four tone marks but five tones, and the mark alone doesn't decide the tone - the consonant class and the vowel length decide it with them. This is the hardest mechanical part of Thai reading, and it does eventually click into a small set of patterns rather than a table you memorise.
Thai has four tone marks but five tones, and the mark alone doesn't decide the tone - the consonant class and the vowel length decide it with them. This is the hardest mechanical part of Thai reading, and it does eventually click into a small set of patterns rather than a table you memorise.
Vowel length changes the word
เขา (long) and ขาว (long) are not the same as their short cousins. Holding a vowel a beat longer is as meaningful as changing a letter - English speakers routinely under-hold long vowels and wonder why they aren't understood.
เขา (long) and ขาว (long) are not the same as their short cousins. Holding a vowel a beat longer is as meaningful as changing a letter - English speakers routinely under-hold long vowels and wonder why they aren't understood.
Final consonants get swallowed
A final k, t or p in Thai is stopped, not released - the mouth closes and the sound simply ends. Saying it the English way, with a small puff, is one of the loudest markers of a foreign accent.
A final k, t or p in Thai is stopped, not released - the mouth closes and the sound simply ends. Saying it the English way, with a small puff, is one of the loudest markers of a foreign accent.
There is a culture note for this chapter
too - the thing a phrasebook will not tell you.
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