Thai Tone Lookup

Enter any Thai word to discover its tone and learn the orthographic rules that determine it.

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2 Syllables

ข low

ค mid

Syllable 1: ข

low Tone

Initial

ข

Class

High-class

Tone Mark

None

Syllable

dead

High + Dead (long) = Low

Syllable 2: ค

mid Tone

Initial

ค

Class

Low-class

Tone Mark

None

Syllable

live

Low + Live (no mark) = Mid

Unlike some tonal languages, Thai has minimal tone sandhi. Each syllable's tone is determined independently by its spelling.

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