Is L pronounced as n in Thai?

Thai only allows 6 consonant sounds at the end of syllables. They are M, N, NG, K, P or T. This is because the Thai character for ‘l’ is pronounced ‘n’ when at the end of a syllable.

Why Thai has no space?

The Thai language does not use spaces between the words in a sentence. That’s because Thai has rules such as the following: The preposed vowels (เ แ โ ใ ไ) start a syllable. ะ ends a syllable (unless it is followed by a consonant with the symbol อ์ as in the word เคราะห์ .

Why are there so many letters in the Thai language?

For some consonants there are multiple letters. Originally they represented separate sounds, but over the years the distinction between those sounds was lost and the letters were used instead to indicate tones. Thai is a tonal language with 5 tones.

Do Thais understand foreigners’ pronunciation difficulties?

While Thais do a good job at understanding foreigners with less-than-perfect tonal pronunciations, there are also other pronunciation difficulties that need to be tackled. Thai words and sentences are written in their own unique alphabet, and sentences are written without spaces between the words as an added challenge.

How many consonants are in the Thai alphabet?

Type of writing system: Abugida / Syllabic Alphabet consisting of 44 basic consonants, each with an inherent vowel: [o] in medial position and [a] in final position. The [a] is usually found in words of Sanskrit, Pali or Khmer origin while the [o] is found native Thai words.

What is the difference between [a] and [O] in Thai?

The [a] is usually found in words of Sanskrit, Pali or Khmer origin while the [o] is found native Thai words. The 18 other vowels and 6 diphthongs are indicated using diacritics which appear in front of, above, below of after the consonants they modify.