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The 5 Thai Tones

The five Thai tones: mid, low, falling, high and rising, with example words such as crow, to cross, step and trade for hearing and producing them.

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  • เสียงสามัญ (กลาง) sǐang sǎa-man (glaang) — Mid tone - flat, neutral pitch
  • กา gaa — Crow (mid tone)
  • เสียงเอก (ต่ำ) sǐang èek (dtàm) — Low tone - pitch drops slightly
  • ก่า gàa — To cross (low tone)
  • เสียงโท (ตก) sǐang too (dtòk) — Falling tone - pitch starts high and falls
  • ก้า gâa — Step (falling tone)
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