(Used on this site)
| Tones | Consonants | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| a | mid tone | b | like English |
| à | low tone | ch | like English |
| á | high tone | d | like English |
| â | falling tone | f | like English |
| ǎ | rising tone | h | like English |
| Vowels (short / long) | j | like English | |
| a / aa | between can and car | k | like g in get |
| e / ee | like first part of a in shake | kh | like c in cat |
| i / ii | like in him or see | l | like English |
| o / oo | like first part of o in show | m | like English |
| u / uu | like in boot | n | like English |
| ae / aee | between tan and ten | ng | like in ring |
| oe / oee | like in her | p | between bat and pat |
| ue / uee | like in put | ph | like p in park |
| or / oor | between car and core | r | like English |
| Notes | s | like English | |
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Syllables are separated by a '-' (but an initial
consonant followed by an implicit 'a' sound is
not considered a separate syllable). The consonant อ is not transliterated. Final consonants are always one of: k,p,t,m,n,ng,w,y. | t | between den and ten | |
| th | like t in tape | ||
| w | like English | ||
| y | like in yellow | ||