Thai Consonant Classes: Predict Any Tone
Thai has 44 consonant letters but only 21 sounds. The 'extras' encode tone information. Learn the 3-class system and stop memorizing tones word-by-word.
Thai has 44 consonant letters but only 21 sounds. The 'extras' encode tone information. Learn the 3-class system and stop memorizing tones word-by-word.
English gives you 'through,' 'though,' 'rough,' and 'cough.' Thai doesn't do that. Learn the consonant class system that makes Thai spelling predictable.