Thai Alphabetอักษรไทย

Tone marks 5

Thai has five tones. These marks, combined with the consonant class and vowel length, decide which tone a syllable takes.

่ Mai Ek ้ Mai Tho ๊ Mai Tri ๋ Mai Chattawa ็ Mai Taikhu

Study them one at a time

  1. ่ Mai Ek “chicken” 12 words · 1 stroke
  2. ้ Mai Tho “water” 12 words · 1 stroke
  3. ๊ Mai Tri “table” 8 words · 1 stroke
  4. ๋ Mai Chattawa “dear (affectionate)” 7 words · 2 strokes
  5. ็ Mai Taikhu “child” 12 words · 1 stroke

Practise these tone marks

Quiz yourself, trace each character on the handwriting canvas and let spaced repetition bring back the ones you miss.

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