In this lesson we cover four more common irregular consonants. They are:
Character
Pronunciation
Name
Meaning
Notes
ธ
/th−/, /−t/
/thɔɔ thoŋ/
Flag
The second of the two consonants with no loop.
ภ
/ph−/, /−p/
/phɔɔ sǎmˑphaw/
Junk (boat)
Contrast with ถ.
ญ
/y−/, /−n/
/yɔɔ yǐŋ/
Woman
ณ
/n−/, /−n/
/ŋɔɔ neen/
Novice monk
Note the positions of the loops.
Notes
All four consonants are low class.
ญ (unlike ย) changes its pronunciation at the end of a syllable. So, for example,
ใหญ่ (big) is pronounced /yày/, whilst สำคัญ (important) is pronounced /sǎmˑkhan/.
When combined with ◌ุ or ◌ู, ญ loses its lower part, i.e. ญุ, ญู.
Start on the left with a vertical stroke downwards. Complete the character in one, continuous stroke.
Start by drawing the loop anticlockwise.
Start by drawing the loop on the left clockwise. Complete the main body of the character in one stroke. Then draw the lower part.
Start by drawing the top left loop clockwise. Again, the character is written with one continuous stroke.
Note that ญ and ณ are wider than characters we've previously encountered. Remember that the above vowels
such as ◌ิ should be written the full width of the character.
This is not shown in the worksheet because of limitations with the font.