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Trial lesson · Step 4 of 6
Lesson 3 · Reading
The script tells the tone.
In Thai the script is phonetic — if you know how to read it, you also know the tone. Look at this one small mark that changes everything:
The ◌้ marker above the letter = high tone
There are 4 such tone markers in Thai (◌่ ◌้ ◌๊ ◌๋). Together with the consonant class of the initial letter they determine exactly which of the 5 tones a word has. Once learned, you read the tone directly from the script — no guessing.
Reading Thai signs
Thai is written without spaces, but signs are short. Two syllables and you have found the toilet.
Tap each syllable