The system below uses a (+) for long vowels and a (!) for
short vowels. For long vowels, always lengthen the first part of the sound e.g.
ar is short and aaaar is long (exaggerated!).
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Thai
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Transliteration
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Comment
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−ะ
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ar!
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e.g. mark
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−า/−า−
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ar+
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e.g. mark
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−ั−
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a!
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e.g. can
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ไ−
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ai!
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e.g. pie
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−าย
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ai+
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e.g. pie
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เ−า
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ao!
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e.g. cow
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−าว/−าว−
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ao+
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e.g. cow, note that this can also be short in some words
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เ−ะ
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ey!
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Like ‘ay’ in hay but with an ‘eh’ sound (tongue at top of teeth)
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เ−
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ey+
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As above
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เ−็−
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e!
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e.g. pet
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เ−−
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e+
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e.g. pet
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เ−็ว
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ey!oh!
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‘ey’ + Short ‘oh’ at end
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เ−ว
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ey+oh!
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‘ey’ + Short ‘oh’ at end
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แ−ะ/แ−็−
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aer!
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Like ‘air’ but higher (tongue at top of teeth, ‘eh’ sound)
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แ−
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aer+
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As above
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แ−−
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ae!
ae+
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Like ‘a’ in ‘mat’ but higher (tongue at top of teeth, ‘eh’ sound).
Can be long or short.
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แ−ว
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aeo!
aeo+
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Like ‘ae’ + short ‘oh’. However the sound is completely merged so we
do not write as ae+oh! Can be long or short.
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เ−อะ/เ−ิ−
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ur!
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Like her but lower
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เ−
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ur+
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เ−ย
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ur!ee!
ur+ee!
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Can be long or short
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เ−อว
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???
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−ิ/−ิ−
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i!
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e.g. sip
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−ี/−ี−
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ee+
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e.g. seep
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−ิว
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ee!oo!
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เ−ียะ
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ee!uh!
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เ−ีย/เ−ีย−
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ee+uh!
ee!uh!
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Can be long or short
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โ−ะ
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oh!
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e.g. go
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โ−/โ−−
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oh+
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e.g. go
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−−
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o!
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e.g. gone, this is an implicit ‘o’ when written in thai
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โ−ย
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oi+
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e.g. boy
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เ−าะ/−็อ−
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aw!
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−อ/−อ−
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aw+
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−อย
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aw!ee!
aw+ee!
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Can be long or short
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−ุ/−ุ−
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uu!
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e.g. boot but lower (tongue on bottom of mouth)
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−ู/−ู−
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uu+
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As above
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−ุย
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uu!ee!
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−ูย
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uu+ee!
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