Khian Thai: Thai Writing WorkbookKhian Thai: Thai Writing Workbook is specially prepared for elementary Thai language classes where the language is initially taught with the use of phonetic symbols. A step-by-step guide to writing Thai, it is based on a thorough linguistic analysis and on tested methodological principles. After completing the book, students should have a firm foundation of the Thai writing system. This workbook was built on a proto-type edition that was used at the National University of Singapore's Thai programme, the world's largest programme of Thai as a foreign languages. |
Contents
Part Two Thai Writing System | 21 |
Sounds and Signs | 23 |
Thai Syllables | 25 |
Initials | 28 |
Sonorants | 34 |
Initial Mid Consonants and Short Vowels | 42 |
Final Mid Consonants | 49 |
Default Tones | 59 |
Tones and Tone Marks in Standard Thai | 88 |
Initial Mid Consonants and Tone Marks | 91 |
Initial High Consonants and Tone Marks | 96 |
Initial Low Consonants and Tone Marks | 99 |
Consonant Clusters | 103 |
Diphthongs | 106 |
Special Vowel Forms | 112 |
The Regular Irregulars | 119 |
More on Low Consonants | 63 |
High Consonants | 71 |
Initial High Consonants in Dead Syllables | 78 |
Special High Consonants | 81 |
Pseudoclusters | 129 |
Miscellaneous | 134 |
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Common terms and phrases
๑๐ ๑๑ ๑๒ ๑๓ ๑๔ ๑๕ ๑๖ ๑๗ ๑๘ ๑๙ ๒๐ chán closed syllables contains examples Dead syllables default tone dèk diphthongs Exercise final consonant following phrases following syllables following words initial High consonants khɔɔ loanwords Long vowel Low consonant mâak máay mây monophthongs Onomatopoeia open syllables phonetic symbols phrases or sentences pronunciation Pseudo-clusters puun rɔɔ sàrà sentences in phonetic sentences in Thai short vowel signs simple vowels sonorant sounds Standard Thai syllables in phonetic syllables in Thai Table Thai alphabet Thai consonant Thai language Thai Meaning Thai Phonetic symbol Thai script Thai syllables Thai writing tone mark words in Thai Write the following writing system ध ध ध กะ กัน กา กิน ขา คน คะ ชอบ เด็ก ตา ปี ปู เป็น พูด มา มาก มี