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The following are all the Low Class consonants.
ค ฆ ง ช ซ ฌ ญ ฑ ฒ ณ ท ธ น พ ฟ ภ ม ย ล ร ว ฬ ฮ A small tip, this is the biggest group. It is not necessary to try and learn these low class consonants since if you have learned the high and middle class consonants, it follows that everything else is a low class consonant. Tone Rules for Low Class Consonants (1) Syllables beginning with a low class consonant and having no tone mark take the Mid Tone unless they end with K, P or T sounds or in a short vowel.
(2) Syllables beginning with a low class consonant and having no tone mark but ending in K, P or T sounds, take:
Falling Tone
High Tone
(3) Syllables beginning with a low class consonant and having a short open vowel take the High Tone. There are very few complete words of this type.
(4) Syllables beginning with a low class consonant and having the tone mark 'mai ayk' ( -่ ) over the initial consonant take the Falling Tone.
(5) Syllables beginning with a low class consonant and having the tone mark 'mai toh' ( -้ ) over the initial consonant take the High Tone.
EXAMPLES Read through the following words and note the tone of each. Mid Tone
Falling Tone
High Tone
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