Thai language is a tonal language with some very specific rules. Wrong tone may leads to different word meaning; seua can mean shirt or tiger, klai can be near or far, etc., depending on the tone you pronounced. Here are the basics for determining the tone of a syllable in Thai: • The 44 Thai consonants are divided into three classes (Middle, High, Low). When considering the spelling of a word in Thai, the consonant class influences the tone of the syllable. • Each syllable is composed of an…
