"Manee and Friends" > Introduction to Lesson 1


Lesson 1

Introduction
Read with Teacher
Exercises
Listening Test 1
Flashcards 1
Matching Game 1

Vocabulary List

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction

1.1 In Lesson One, we introduce six consonants and two "long" vowels. Click on the letters to listen to the teacher. Try and get into the habit of looking at the Thai letters as you read instead of the Roman letters.

Consonants:
Or
Gor
Dor
Dtor
Mor
Nor
         
Vowels:        
       
aah
ee
       


1.2 It is important for you to know which class each consonant belongs to. We will review them here every week.

Low Á, ¹
Middle ¡, ´, µ, Í
High -
Long Vowels ÍÒ, ÍÕ

We use the consonant Í to make it clearer where the vowel appears.



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1.3 These are the new words for this lesson. Listen and repeat after the teacher. Only use the Roman letters as a guide.

ÁÒ¹Õ (manee) = girl’s name
ÁÕ (mee) = have
ÍÒ (aa) = uncle (younger brother)
¡Ò (gaa) = crow
µÒ (dtaa) = eye

All of these words have a mid tone. (You will learn about tones later in lesson 2)

To help you memorize these words, we have produced some Flashcards for you.