Rules
Tone Rules
Factors

Consonants
Low Class
Middle Class
High Class

Tone Marks
- Low Class
- Middle Class
- High Class

Exams
- Consonant Groups
- Which Tone? (Low)
- Which Tone? (Mid)
- Which Tone? (High)

High Class Consonants & Tone Marks

All of the examples on this page are high class consonants. A reminder of the rules are at the bottom of this page.

Tone Chart: When you listen to each row in the chart below, you will hear these tones each time: rising, low and falling.

	1	2	3
	ขา	ข่า	ข้า
	ผา	ผ่า	ผ้า
	โห	โห่	โห้
	เขา	เข่า	เข้า
	เสือ	เสื่อ	เสื้อ
	ใส	ใส่	ใส้
	แส	แส่	แส้

(1) Syllables beginning with a high class consonant and have no tone mark take the Rising Tone unless they end with K, P or T sounds or a short open vowel.

Syllables beginning with a high class consonant and having no tone mark take the Low Tone if they end in K, P or T sound or with a short open vowel.

(2) Syllables beginning with a high class consonant and having the tone mark MYAYK (-่) over the consonant take the Low Tone irrespective of ending.

(3) Syllables beginning with a high class consonant and having the tone mark MYTO (-้) over the consonant take the Falling Tone irrespective of ending.

Tone Marks with Low Class, Middle Class & High Class Consonants