Learning Thai the Easy Way > Reading Thai > Sonorant Finals

The five consonants below are the main Sonorant Finals and represent ng, n, m, y and w in Roman letters. They are called Sonorant Finals because they are voiced. If you touch your Adam's apple (larynx) while you say Thai syllables with these consonants at the end you will feel a vibration.

Ngor ngoo

Nor nhoo

Mor maa

Yor yuk

Wor whaen

The following are all the Sonorant Finals:

Í is represented by a "o" when it comes at the end.
§ is represented by a "ng" when it comes at the end.
¹, ³, Ã, Å, Ì, ­ are represented by a "n" when they come at the end.
Á is represented by a "m" when it comes at the end.
Â, Ç are represented by a "i" when they come at the end.

You will also need to learn the Stop Finals.