Thai Sabai · Script & Sound LabExtended practice

Before the letters: how Thai works

D5 · Tone by ear

The same five words, shuffled. Which tone is it? Still guessing? Still fine.

This one needs your ears. Scan the code at the top of the sheet to hear it on your phone, then mark your answers here.

  1. ค้า ( ) mid( ) low( ) falling( ) high( ) rising
  2. ขา ( ) mid( ) low( ) falling( ) high( ) rising
  3. คา ( ) mid( ) low( ) falling( ) high( ) rising
  4. ค่า ( ) mid( ) low( ) falling( ) high( ) rising
  5. ข่า ( ) mid( ) low( ) falling( ) high( ) rising

D6 · Copy and trace

The first word you will ever need. Trace it twice, then copy it twice, and say it while you write.

สวัสดีสวัสดี

D7 · Copy and trace

The five tone words. You are not reading these, you are drawing them. Notice the little marks above three of them.

ขาขา
ข่าข่า
ค่าค่า
ค้าค้า
คาคา

Nothing in the extended practice has a written key: tracing, listening and reading aloud are yours to mark.