trader1 Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 (edited) This is the poem Thai children use to remember the middle class consonants. ไก่ จิก เด็ก ตาย บน ปาก อ่าง Gai Jik dek dtang bon bpak ang low low low mid mid low low will give the one for high class when I have time. Edited February 18, 2008 by meadish_sweetball Edited typo. /Meadish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murf Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 There are 9 mid class consonants not 7. I see ฎ and ฏ could be seen to be the same as ด Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikker Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 ฅาย should be ตาย. You've accidentally used the very similar-looking but obsolete letter ฅ คน instead of ต เต่า. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trader1 Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 Thanks, the virtual keyboard I use is so small it is hard to make out the characters. the meaning of the poem is ไก่ จิก เด็ก ฅาย บน ปาก อ่าง Gai Jik dek dtang bon bpak ang chicken peck children die on mouth of large ceramic bottle= the chicked pecked the children to death on the mouth of the container. teh peoem helps to remember teh common consonants, the other two need to be remembered separately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikker Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I've also heard this with ปากโอ่ง instead of ปากอ่าง. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trader1 Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 Actually you are right, I just checked the dictionary. โอ่ง means earthen jar - which is the correct word whereas อ่าง means tub or basin. My thai teacher must have spelt it wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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