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Tone Rules: Middle Class Consonants & Short Vowels

Tone rules for middle class consonants, focusing on short and long vowels without tone marks, with words like chicken, fish, egg and to eat.

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ไก่ gai — chicken
ปลา bplaa — fish
ไข่ kai — egg
กิน gin — to eat
เด็ก dek — child
กระเป๋า gra-bpao — bag

Consonant Classes & Tone Rules · Live & Dead Syllables · Lesson 1: Mid Class Consonants & Live Syllables · Lesson 1: Mastering Mid, Low, and High Tones with Consonant Classes