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Pronunciation
p a hard p/b sound
ph pronounced as "p" in English, not "f"
t a hard t/d sound
th pronounced as "t" in English, not "th"
g has a harder sound than in English, between "g" and "k"
j has a harder sound than in English
r slightly rolled, pronounced "l" in colloquial Thai
ng used at the beginning of words as well as at the end
a as in "father"
ay between "ay" as in "say" and "eh" as in "met" (varies)
ae as in "cat"
e as in "met"
ee as in "see"
i as in "bit"
ai as in "Thai"
aw as in "saw"
o as in "coat"
u as in "but"
oo as in "boot"
eu the sound when you say "good" while smiling
euh as "ove" in "love" or "above"
ao ah + oh, as in "how"
oi aw + ee
oy oh + ee, as in "Chloe"
eo ay+ oh, as in "mayo"
aeo ae + oh
ia ee + uh, as in "Pia"
io ee + oh, as in "Leo"
iu ee + oo, as in "mew"
ua oo + uh, as in "Kahlua"
ui oo + ee, as in "Louie"
uay oo + ay + ee ("ay" sound turns to "ee" at the very end)
eua eu + uh
euy euh + ee
euay eua + ay + ee ("ay" also turns to "ee" at the end)
Notes on Pronunciation
1. "R" is often pronounced "l" in informal speech, for example, rong-raem ("hotel") may be pronounced long-laem.
2. "R" or "l" is omitted when it's the second consonant sound of a word. This happens in krup, the polite word that men put at the end of sentences, which is often pronounced kup. Likewise pla ("fish") may be pronounced pa.
3. In some areas of Central Thailand a "kw" or "gw" sound may be changed to an "f", for example, kwa meaning "right" (the opposite of "left") is pronounced fa, and mai gwat, meaning "broom", is mai fat ("faht").
p a hard p/b sound
ph pronounced as "p" in English, not "f"
t a hard t/d sound
th pronounced as "t" in English, not "th"
g has a harder sound than in English, between "g" and "k"
j has a harder sound than in English
r slightly rolled, pronounced "l" in colloquial Thai
ng used at the beginning of words as well as at the end
a as in "father"
ay between "ay" as in "say" and "eh" as in "met" (varies)
ae as in "cat"
e as in "met"
ee as in "see"
i as in "bit"
ai as in "Thai"
aw as in "saw"
o as in "coat"
u as in "but"
oo as in "boot"
eu the sound when you say "good" while smiling
euh as "ove" in "love" or "above"
ao ah + oh, as in "how"
oi aw + ee
oy oh + ee, as in "Chloe"
eo ay+ oh, as in "mayo"
aeo ae + oh
ia ee + uh, as in "Pia"
io ee + oh, as in "Leo"
iu ee + oo, as in "mew"
ua oo + uh, as in "Kahlua"
ui oo + ee, as in "Louie"
uay oo + ay + ee ("ay" sound turns to "ee" at the very end)
eua eu + uh
euy euh + ee
euay eua + ay + ee ("ay" also turns to "ee" at the end)
Notes on Pronunciation
1. "R" is often pronounced "l" in informal speech, for example, rong-raem ("hotel") may be pronounced long-laem.
2. "R" or "l" is omitted when it's the second consonant sound of a word. This happens in krup, the polite word that men put at the end of sentences, which is often pronounced kup. Likewise pla ("fish") may be pronounced pa.
3. In some areas of Central Thailand a "kw" or "gw" sound may be changed to an "f", for example, kwa meaning "right" (the opposite of "left") is pronounced fa, and mai gwat, meaning "broom", is mai fat ("faht").
