ค, ช, ท and พ
Recognise familiar sounds written with new consonants.
Meet the letters
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i
kh. Traditional letter name: ค ควาย. The consonant clip uses the ɔː helper vowel; it is not a neutral tone model.
คอi
chh / tɕʰ. Traditional letter name: ช ช้าง. The consonant clip uses the ɔː helper vowel; it is not a neutral tone model.
ชาi
th. Traditional letter name: ท ทหาร. The consonant clip uses the ɔː helper vowel; it is not a neutral tone model.
ทีวีi
ph. Traditional letter name: พ พาน. The consonant clip uses the ɔː helper vowel; it is not a neutral tone model.
พัดWords to read

คอ
neckkhaw →
ชา
teachhaa →
ทีวี
TVthii-wii →
พัด
hand fanphát ↗Reading tips
ค · kh
ช · chh / tɕʰ
ท · th
พ · ph
Some letters share an initial sound: ข / ค, ฉ / ช, ถ / ท, ผ / พ. Read the whole word and listen. Their spelling groups will explain tone differences later; sound alone does not identify which partner to write.
Thai children learn ค as “ค ควาย”, k as in buffalo. Read คอ neck, ชา tea, ทีวี TV and พัด fan.
Reading practice
Find the sign in its syllable
Match each sign or pattern to its highlighted position. The dash stands for the consonant.
Find the sound
Listen, then match the sign. The helper vowel belongs to the letter clip.
Read with support
Match the words to their pictures.
Read without a sound cue
Match the words to their pictures.
Sound to spelling
Listen. Choose the spelling.
Spelling to sound
Read the word. Choose its sound.
Sound to spelling
Listen. Choose the spelling.
Spelling to sound
Read the word. Choose its sound.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.

Recall the spelling
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Build the word
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Recall the spelling
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Build the word
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Recall the spelling
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Recognise familiar sounds written with new consonants.

คอ
neck
ชา
tea
ทีวี
TV
พัด
hand fan