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Reading foundations · Beginner reading · A0

Additional consonants and front vowels

Classify ซ and ถ, then read เ and แ written before their consonant.

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By the end, you canClassify ซ as low and ถ as high classRecognise เ and แ before the consonant they follow in speechRead eight words with the new patterns
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Two consonants and two front vowels

Some Thai vowels are written before the initial consonant but pronounced after it. Add the low-class consonant ซ and high-class ถ while practising เ /ee/ and แ /ɛɛ/.

ซ/s/ · sɔɔ sôo
ถ/th/ · thɔ̌ɔ thǔŋ
เ◌/ee/
แ◌/ɛɛ/
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Where is แ written in แพง?

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Which word means ‘expensive’?

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