Irregular initials Irregular finals Double function Silent consonants Single karan Double karan Shifted "finals" thr = s Declusterings
| แห้ง | /hɛ̂ŋ/ | dry | |
| แต่ง | /tɛ̀ŋ/ | to decorate | |
| แว่น | /wɛ̂n/ | glasses | |
| เก่ง | /kèŋ/ | expert (adj.) | |
| แห่ง | /hɛ̀ŋ/ | place | |
| เต้น | /tên/ | to dance | |
| เล่ม | /lêm/ | classifier for books, knives &c. | |
| เส้น | /sên/ | line | |
| แฮม | /hɛ̄m/ | ham | |
| เล่น | /lên/ | to play | |
| แบ่ง | /bɛ̀ŋ/ | to share | |
| แท่ง | /tʰɛ̂ŋ/ | piece | |
| เข้ม | /kʰêm/ | deep (of colour) | 1^ |
Once you've memorised this list, try reading the following words (which have a mixture of long and short vowels).
Conversely, these two common words written with ไ and ใ are pronounced with the long diphthong /aay/:
| ได้ | /dâːj/ | to be able to | 1^ |
| ใต้ | /tâːj/ | under, south | 1^ |
(Actually, ได้ is a special case, and the length depends on context. Generally, if it occurs before a verb it's pronounced /daay/, and if after, /day/.)