First vowels above consonants
Read short /a/ and /i/ and long /ii/ when their marks appear above a consonant.
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Objectives
Thai vowels are not always written after the consonant. These three marks sit above the consonant they follow in speech.
- readingRecognise vowels written above a consonant
- readingDistinguish short ◌ิ from long ◌ี
- vocabularyRead eight words with ◌ั or ◌ิ
Characters
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ยัง
yaŋ
still, yet
ดัน
dan
push
ทัน
than
catch up
มัน
man
fat
วัง
waŋ
palace
วัน
wan
day
ดิน
din
soil
กิน
kin
eat
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Source note
No local recorded audio was found. ResponsiveVoice is not used by the modern lesson. Historical games and stroke animations are retained only in the protected source archive.Exercises
Which mark represents long /ii/?
- ◌ี
- ◌ิ
- ◌ั
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Correct answer: ◌ี
◌ี adds a short vertical stroke to distinguish long /ii/ from short /i/.
Which word reads /wan/?
- วัน
- วัง
- มัน
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Correct answer: วัน
In วัน, ◌ั is written above ว and followed by น.
Which word uses short /i/ and means ‘eat’?
- กิน
- ดิน
- ยัง
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Correct answer: กิน
กิน is read /kin/ and uses ◌ิ above ก.