–อ, เ–อะ, เ–อ and ◌็
Read aw and central-vowel patterns, including the shortener mark.
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i
aw-aw / ɔː. Long open o; อ is part of the vowel here.
ขอเยอะi
oe / ɤ, short. A short central vowel, unrounded.
เยอะi
oe-oe / ɤː. The long central vowel.
เยอะi
shortener. Makes certain vowel patterns short; it is not a tone mark.
เด็กHear it in เด็ก · เด็กWords to read
ขอ
ask forkhǎaw
เกาะ
islandkàw
เด็ก
childdèk
เดิน
walkdooenเคย
ever / used tokhooeiเยอะ
a lotyóeReading tips
–อ · aw-aw / ɔː · Long open o; อ is part of the vowel here.
เ–อะ · oe / ɤ, short · A short central vowel, unrounded.
เ–อ · oe-oe / ɤː · The long central vowel.
็ · shortener · Makes certain vowel patterns short; it is not a tone mark.
The basic vowel system has nine short/long pairs. The consonant position is shown by –. Use the table as a workshop reference; the changing written shape does not necessarily change the vowel quality.
| Short pattern | Long pattern | Sound |
|---|---|---|
| –ะ / –ั– | –า | a / aa |
| –ิ | –ี | i / ii |
| –ึ | –ือ / –ื– | ue / uue |
| –ุ | –ู | u / uu |
| เ–ะ / เ–็– | เ– | e / ee |
| แ–ะ / แ–็– | แ– | ae / aeae |
| โ–ะ / often unwritten before a final | โ– | o / oo |
| เ–าะ / –็อ– | –อ | aw / aw-aw |
| เ–อะ | เ–อ / เ–ิ– before many finals | oe / oe-oe |
For เ–อ before many finals, the อ disappears and ิ appears: เดิน has the long central vowel, not an ordinary i. Before final ย, compare เคย. Shortener ็ is usually omitted when a tone mark takes its place; learn those word spellings as they occur.
เยอะ supplies the short เ–อะ vowel. เดิน supplies its long central counterpart before a final consonant. Compare the whole-word recordings: the written ิ in เดิน belongs to this long central pattern, not ordinary i.
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Read aw and central-vowel patterns, including the shortener mark.
ขอ
ask for
เกาะ
island
เด็ก
child
เดิน
walkเคย
ever / used toเยอะ
a lot