THAI REVIEWER (double check the module)
Groote 2010
- thai is not an indo European language, it
does not resemeble English
- thai taken some loan words from chinese,
malay, pali, sanskit, khmer
- thai is a member of tai-kadai family of
languages
- lao (natl language of Laotian people’s rep)
closely related to thai
- Shann (ethnic group in Burma) speaks tai
language
- Tai also spoken in northeastern india,
northern vietnmae, Cambodia
Thai is a tonal language/isolating
language such as mandarin and
Burmese
In 1850s they used to call Thailand as
Siam during few decades of
Rattanakosin Dynasty as ‘Sàyǎam’
In 1939 it was officially named as
Thailand known as land of smiles
Thai Alphabet
- Set of letters that separate to 2 sub-sets:
consonants and vowels
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- 44 thai consonants letters for writing
- 21 consonant sounds for speaking
- 6 combined vowels and extra sounds
- 28 letters categorized to 3 groups, single,
combine, extra vowels and 24 vowels when
speaking
THAI CONSONANTS MID TONE
Thai letter Name of
letter
Phonetic
letter
กGai G
จJaan J
ดDo-dek D
ตTo-tao Dt
บBo baimai B
ปBo plaa Bp
อO ang AEIOU
THAI CONSONANTS NASAL MID TONE
Thai letter Name of
letter
Phonetic
letter
มMoma M
งNgongu Ng
นNonu N
วWowen W
ยYoyak Y
รRoreya R
ลLoling L
THAI CONSONANTS TWIN RISING AND MID TONE
Thai letter Name of letter Phon
etic
letter
ผPo phueng P
ฝFo pan F
ทTo tahan T
ฏTo patak T
ฐTo tan T
ฑTo nangmontho T
ฒTo pu thao T
ขKhokhai K
ฃKokhuat K
คKokwai K
ฅKokhun K
ฆKo rakhang K
ศSo sala S
ษSo rusi S
สSo sue S
ซSo so S
ฉCho ching Ch
ชCho chang Ch
ฌCho choe Ch
หHo hip H
ฮHonokhuk H
Thai Greetings & Self Intro
- Male (khrap)
- Female (kha)
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- Wai – hands press together in prayer-like
gesture slightly bowed
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Basic Thai Words for Questions
