Common final sounds
Read common Thai endings and separate the written final consonant from its spoken sound.
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Objectives
Thai spelling uses many consonant letters at the end of a syllable, but spoken endings fall into a smaller set. Read the written letter, then map it to its final sound.
- readingGroup written endings by spoken /k/, /t/ or /p/
- readingRecognise /m/, /n/ and /ŋ/ live endings
- vocabularyDecode eight real words from their final sound
Characters
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มาก
mâak
very; much
ปิด
pìt
close
รูป
rûup
picture
ถาม
thǎam
ask
บ้าน
bâan
home; house
แพง
phɛɛŋ
expensive
อาหาร
aa-hǎan
food
ผล
phǒn
fruit; result
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Source note
Candidate content adapted from archived reading lessons 6 and 26. No local exact-match audio is attached. Thai spelling, tone, meaning and naturalness remain blocked for human review.Exercises
What final sound closes รูป?
รูป
- /p/
- /t/
- /n/
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Correct answer: /p/
Final ป belongs to the /p/ ending group.
How is the final ร in อาหาร pronounced?
อาหาร
- /n/
- /r/
- /k/
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Correct answer: /n/
In this word final ร is realised as /n/.
Which word has an /ŋ/ live ending?
- แพง
- ปิด
- รูป
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Correct answer: แพง
แพง ends in ง, pronounced /ŋ/.