Thai Alphabet Consonants

This set of vocabulary flashcards covers individual Thai consonant characters, their phonetic names, meanings, initial and final sound pronunciations, and their respective tone classes as provided in the lecture notes.

ก

ko kai

Meaning: chicken;

Initial/Final: k/k;

Tone: mid

ข

kho khai

Meaning: egg;

Initial/Final: kh/k;

Tone: high

ฃ

kho khuat

Meaning: bottle;

Initial/Final: kh/k;

Tone: high

ค

kho khwai

Meaning: water buffalo;

Initial/Final: kh/k;

Tone: low

ฅ

kho khon

Meaning: person;

Initial/Final: kh/k;

Tone: low

ฆ

kho ra-khang

Meaning: bell;

Initial/Final: kh/k;

Tone: low

ง

ngo ngu

Meaning: snake;

Initial/Final: ng/ng;

Tone: low

จ

cho chan

Meaning: plate;

Initial/Final: ch/t;

Tone: mid

ฉ

cho ching

Meaning: cymbals;

Initial/Final: ch/-;

Tone: high

ฃ

cho chang

Meaning: elephant;

Initial/Final: ch/t;

Tone: low

ซ

so so

Meaning: chain;

Initial/Final: s/t;

Tone: low

ฌ

cho choe

Meaning: tree;

Initial/Final: ch/-;

Tone: low

ญ

yo ying

Meaning: woman;

Initial/Final: y/n;

Tone: low

ฎ

do cha-da

Meaning: headdress;

Initial/Final: d/t;

Tone: mid

ฏ

to pa-tak

Meaning: goad;

Initial/Final: t/t;

Tone: mid

ฐ

tho than

Meaning: base;

Initial/Final: th/t;

Tone: high

ฑ

tho montho

Meaning: Mandodari;

Initial/Final: th/t;

Tone: low

ฒ

tho phu-thao

Meaning: elder;

Initial/Final: th/t;

Tone: low

ณ

no nen

Meaning: novice monk;

Initial/Final: n/n;

Tone: low

ด

do dek

Meaning: child;

Initial/Final: d/t;

Tone: mid

ต

to tao

Meaning: turtle;

Initial/Final: t/t;

Tone: mid

ถ

tho thung

Meaning: sack;

Initial/Final: th/t;

Tone: high

ท

tho thahan

Meaning: soldier;

Initial/Final: th/t;

Tone: low

ธ

tho thong

Meaning: flag;

Initial/Final: th/t;

Tone: low

น

no nu

Meaning: mouse;

Initial/Final: n/n;

Tone: low

บ

bo baimai

Meaning: leaf;

Initial/Final: b/p;

Tone: mid

ป

po pla

Meaning: fish;

Initial/Final: p/p;

Tone: mid

ผ

pho phueng

Meaning: bee;

Initial/Final: ph/-;

Tone: high

ฝ

fo fa

Meaning: lid;

Initial/Final: f/-;

Tone: high

พ

pho phan

Meaning: tray;

Initial/Final: ph/p;

Tone: low

ฟ

fo fan

Meaning: teeth;

Initial/Final: f/p;

Tone: low

ภ

pho sam-phao

Meaning: sailboat;

Initial/Final: ph/p;

Tone: low

ม

mo ma

Meaning: horse;

Initial/Final: m/m;

Tone: low

ย

yo yak

Meaning: giant;

Initial/Final: y/y;

Tone: low

ร

ro ruea

Meaning: boat;

Initial/Final: r/n;

Tone: low

ล

lo ling

Meaning: monkey;

Initial/Final: l/n;

Tone: low

ว

wo waen

Meaning: ring;

Initial/Final: w/w;

Tone: low

ศ

so sala

Meaning: pavilion;

Initial/Final: s/t;

Tone: high

ษ

so rue-si

Meaning: hermit;

Initial/Final: s/t;

Tone: high

ส

so suea

Meaning: tiger;

Initial/Final: s/t;

Tone: high

ห

ho hip

Meaning: chest;

Initial/Final: h/-;

Tone: high

ฬ

lo chu-la

Meaning: kite;

Initial/Final: l/n;

Tone: low

อ

o ang

Meaning: basin;

Initial/Final: -/-;

Tone: mid

ฮ

ho nok-huk

Meaning: owl!;

Initial/Final: h/-;

Tone: low