Help:IPA/Northern Thai

Short description: Wikipedia key to pronunciation

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Northern Thai language pronunciations. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see {{IPA-nod}} and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

Consonants IPA Thai alphabet Tai Tham English approximation b บ 20px abash d ฎ,ด 20px ado f ฝ,ฟ 20px,20px food h ห,ฮ 20px,20px,20px head j ย,อย,หย 20px yak k ก 20px,20px scan l ล,ฬ,หล 20px,20px,20px leaf m ม,หม 20px much n ณ,น,หน 20px,20px not ŋ ง,หง 20px bang ɲ ญ 20px,20px canyon p ป 20px,20px span pʰ ผ,พ,ภ 20px,20px pan r ร,หร 20px roughly like water (American English) s ฉ,ช,ฌ,ซ,ศ,ษ,ส 20px,20px,20px,20px,20px,20px sue t ฏ,ต 20px,20px,20px stable tʰ ฐ,ฑ,ฒ,ถ,ท,ธ 20px,20px,20px,20px table t͡ɕ จ 20px,20px question w ว,หว 20px way x ข,ฃ,ค,ฅ,ฆ 20px,20px,20px,20px can ʔ อ, ะ 20px,10px the catch in uh-oh   Tones IPA Description aː = āː mid [aː˧] àː low [aː˨˩] or [aː˩] âː falling [aː˥˩] a᷇ː high falling [aː˥˧] áː high [aː˦˥] ǎː rising [aː˨˦]

Vowels IPA Thai Alphabet Tai Tham script English approximation Short vowels a ◌ะ, ◌ั◌ 10px, 20px cut e เ◌ะ, เ◌็◌ 10px◌10px, 10px20px roughly like say ɛ แ◌ะ, แ◌็◌ 20px◌10px, 20px20px roughly like bat i ◌ิ, ◌ิ◌ 20px, 20px happy o โ◌ะ, ◌◌ 20px◌10px,10px go without u sound (shorter) ɔ เ◌าะ, ◌็อ◌ 20px20px10px off u ◌ุ, ◌ุ◌ 20px,20px loot (shorter) ɯ ◌ึ, ◌ึ◌ 20px good ɤ เ◌อะ 10px20px10px roughly like hurt (shorter) Long vowels aː ◌า, ◌า◌ 10px,20px bra eː เ◌, เ◌◌ 10px◌,20px play ɛː แ◌, แ◌◌ 20px◌ roughly like man iː ◌ี, ◌ี◌ 20px green oː โ◌, โ◌◌ 20px◌,20px◌10px go without u sound ɔː ◌อ, ◌อ◌ 10px,20px dog uː ◌ู, ◌ู, 20px moon ɯː ◌ือ, ◌ื◌ 20px good (longer) ɤː เ◌อ, เ◌ิ◌ 10px20px roughly like fur Diphthongs iaʔ, iəʔ เ◌ียะ 10px20px20px No English equivalent ia, iə เ◌ีย, เ◌ีย◌ 10px20px20px idea uaʔ, uəʔ ◌ัวะ 20px10px No English equivalent ua, uə ◌ัว, ◌ว◌ 20px poor (British English) ɯaʔ, ɯəʔ เ◌ือะ 10px20px10px No English equivalent ɯa, ɯə เ◌ือ, เ◌ือ◌ 10px20px No English equivalent