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Hi everyone.
Welcome to The Ultimate Thai Pronunciation Guide.
In this lesson, you'll learn 9 Thai consonant sounds.
These consonant sounds are identical to the ones in English, so they'll likely be familiar to you.
Are you ready?
Then let's get started!
The first consonant is...
"ฝ/ฟ
ฟ้า Sky
ฝน Rain
ฟัง Listening"
It's like the F in the word 'fox'.
ฝ/ฟ, ฝ/ฟ (slowly)
ฝ/ฟ, ฝ/ฟ (slowly)
The next consonant is...
"ห/ฮ
หู Ear
ห้อง Room
ฮวบ Drastically"
It's like the H in the word 'house'.
ห/ฮ, ห/ฮ (slowly)
ห/ฮ, ห/ฮ (slowly)
The next consonant is...
"ญ/ย
ยา Medicine
ใหญ่ Big
เย็น Cold"
Like the Y in the word 'yacht'.
ญ/ย, ญ/ย (slowly)
ญ/ย, ญ/ย (slowly)
The next consonant is...
"ล/ฬ
เลข Mathematics
ลิง Monkey
ลา Donkey or Farewell"
Like the L in the word 'laugh'.
ล/ฬ, ล/ฬ (slowly)
ล/ฬ, ล/ฬ (slowly)
The next consonant is...
"ม
แม่ Mother
ม้า Horse
มาก Very"
Like the M in the word 'mouse'.
ม, ม (slowly)
ม, ม (slowly)
The next consonant is...
"ณ/น
นา Rice Field
นก Bird
หนู Rat or Mouse"
Like the N in the word 'nice'.
ณ/น, ณ/น (slowly)
ณ/น, ณ/น (slowly)
The next consonant is...
"ง
งู Snake
งาน Work
ง่าย Easy"
Like the NG in the word 'sing'.
ง, ง (slowly)
ง, ง (slowly)
The next consonant is...
"ซ/ศ/ษ/ส
เสือ Tiger
โซ่ Chain
สวย Pretty"
Like the S in the word 'sand'.
ซ/ศ/ษ/ส, ซ/ศ/ษ/ส (slowly)
ซ/ศ/ษ/ส, ซ/ศ/ษ/ส (slowly)
The final consonant for this lesson is...
"ว
วัน Day
แหวน Ring
ว่าว Kite"
Like the W in the word 'way'.
ว, ว (slowly)
ว, ว (slowly)
Well done! You just learned your first 9 Thai consonants.
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In the next lesson, you'll learn 9 more consonant sounds that are familiar to English speakers.
See you in the next Ultimate Thai Pronunciation Guide lesson!

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