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Letter Sounds Written In Thai

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I'd like to have the 26 English letter sounds (not the letter names) written in Thai. Is it possible? Could someone help please?

For example;

a เอ อา

b บี บะ

c ซี คึ

I'd like to have the 26 English letter sounds (not the letter names) written in Thai. Is it possible? Could someone help please?

For example;

a เอ อา

b บี บะ

c ซี คึ

Well, omitting digraphs (which are important) and unusual pronunciations:

a แอ็ อา เอ

b บ

c ค ซ

d ด

e เอ็ อี

f ฟ

g ก จ (nearest Thai approximations)

h ฮ

i อิ อี อาย

j จ (nearest Thai approximation)

k ค

l ล

m ม

n น

o อ็อ อั (before 'n', sometimes 'm', and after /w/) ออ (some accents) โอ

p พ

q ค คว (e.g. Qantas)

r ร

s ซ (/z/ pronunciation has no Thai equivalent)

t ท

u อั อุ อิว อู (after accent-specific consonants) ยุ เยอ็อ (unstressed)

v (unpronounceable - ฟ or ว substituted)

w ว

x กซ (two different English pronunciations, indistinguishable in Thai phonlogy), (also unpronounceable when initial, - ซ substituted)

y ย อิ อี อาย

z (unpronounceable - ซ substituted)

After w, also:

a อ็อ ออ

ฺำBefore r:

a แอ

e เอีย

i ไอเออะ

o ออ

u ยูเออะ / เยอ (passable substitute)

y (as 'i')

ฺำBefore r, in some rhotic accents:

a อา แอ

e เออ/เอิ (passable substitute) เอีย

i เออ/เอิ (passable substitute) ไอเออะ

o ออ

u เออ/เอิ (passable substitute) ยูเออะ

y (as 'i')

Also, most vowels may be slurred to stress-reduced อะ or เออะ.

Exactly this, along with a memorisation system that actually worked for me, is in the ebook 'Read Thai in a day'..

I have no connection to them other than being a very happy customer. I am only starting out, but I tried all kind of other systems without much success, and this really is putting the letter = sound in there fast.

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