Lesson 12

Vowels ◌ื, ◌ึ , โ◌

Reading

This lesson introduces the final three vowels. The first two are "above" vowels, like ◌ี and ◌ิ.

Character	Pronunciation
◌ื	/ʉʉ/
◌ึ	/ʉ/

So, these are long and short versions of the same vowel sound.

Note that ◌ื has two short, vertical lines, and contrast with ◌ี which has one.

One idiosyncracy of ◌ื is that where there's no final consonant sound, ◌ื is followed by อ. In this context อ is silent. So, for example, /mʉʉ/ (meaning "hand") is written มือ.

Here are some practice words:

And here are some words using a mixture of all the "above" vowels.

And here is the final vowel:

Character	Pronunciation
โ	/oo/

This is a "front" vowel, like เ and แ, so โกน ("to shave") is read โ-ก-น and is pronounced /koon/.

Here's some practice:

And here's some more practice:

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Writing