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Thai Explore 2

Take your Thai reading further: master camouflaged vowels, true and false consonant clusters, and the trickier patterns that unlock real-world Thai text.

9 Chapters Reading & Writing Interactive Exercises Audio Included
01 Camouflaged Vowel 02 False Consonant Cluster 03 True & Pseudo Cluster 04 Unwritten "-A" Vowel 05 Silent Characters 06 Special Rules 07 Thai Numerals 08 Reading in Different Fonts 09 Reviews
Chapter 1

Camouflaged Vowel

Recognize vowels that hide in plain sight, review your Thai foundations and learn how vowel shortening with mai-tai-khu (" ็ ") works.

In this chapter, you will learn:
  1. Review Thai characters and tone rules
  2. How to shorten vowels with " ็ "
  3. Camouflaged vowel, 2 letters
3Activities
15Questions
1Topic
Chapter 2
Chapter 2

False Consonant Cluster

Understand the silent partners, how "ห", "อ", and "ร" can sit at the start of a syllable without being pronounced themselves.

In this chapter, you will learn:
  1. Introduction to consonant cluster
  2. False cluster: silent ห, silent อ, and silent ร
3Activities
15Questions
1Topic
Chapter 3
Chapter 3

True & Pseudo Cluster

Round out your knowledge of Thai clusters, the true clusters where both consonants blend, and the pseudo clusters where they don't.

In this chapter, you will learn:
  1. True cluster
  2. Pseudo cluster
3Activities
15Questions
1Topic
Chapter 4
Chapter 4

Unwritten "-A" Vowel

Spot the invisible "-a" sound that links syllables in Thai, plus the camouflaged-vowel variants and double-function consonants.

In this chapter, you will learn:
  1. Camouflaged vowel, 1 letter & 3 letters
  2. Double-function consonants & linking syllable
3Activities
15Questions
1Topic
Practice

Vocabulary, Flashcards & Exercise

Read words containing unwritten "-a" vowels and double-function consonants, drill on flashcards, then test your spelling.

English Phonetics Thai Script
Comfortablesabaaiสบาย
To show / To performsadɛɛngแสดง
(The) pastmʉ̂agɔ̀ɔnเมื่อก่อน
Countrypràthêetประเทศ
More unwritten "-a" vowel words in the activities below
Chapter 5
Chapter 5

Silent Characters

Learn the silent marker " -์ " and the unmarked silent characters that appear in loanwords and formal Thai writing.

In this chapter, you will learn:
  1. Silent mark : -์
  2. Silent characters without -์
3Activities
15Questions
1Topic
Practice

Vocabulary, Flashcards & Exercise

Read words featuring the silent marker and unmarked silent characters, drill on flashcards, then test your spelling with the exercise.

English Phonetics Thai Script
Beerbiaเบียร์
Week / Sunday / the Sunaatítอาทิตย์
Mood / Emotionaaromอารมณ์
Fridaysùkศุกร์
More silent-character words in the activities below
Chapter 6
Chapter 6

Special Rules

Close out your reading and writing foundation, the syllabic ฤ and the different pronunciations of ท (and ฑ, ฒ, ธ).

In this chapter, you will learn:
  1. Syllabic ฤ
  2. Different pronunciations of ท (ฑ, ฒ, ธ)
3Activities
15Questions
1Topic
Chapter 7
Chapter 7

Thai Numerals

Learn the traditional Thai number system, the digits "๐–๙" that still appear on official documents, temple plaques, and shop signs.

In this chapter, you will learn:
  1. Thai numerals "๐–๙"
  2. Abbreviation mark ฯ
3Activities
15Questions
1Topic
Chapter 8
Chapter 8

Reading in Different Fonts

Bridge the gap between textbook Thai and the real world, recognize letters and vowels in stylized, decorative, and signage fonts.

In this chapter, you will learn:
  1. Thai vowels and symbols in different fonts
  2. Practising reading Thai texts in different fonts
3Activities
15Questions
1Topic
Practice

Vocabulary, Flashcards & Exercise

Read the same letters in different fonts, the traditional consonant names (ก ไก่, ค ควาย…), drill on flashcards, and test your reading.

English Phonetics Thai Script
Letter K (chicken)gɔɔ gàiก ไก่
Letter Kh (water buffalo)kɔɔ kwaaiค ควาย
Letter Ph (junk-boat)pɔɔ sǎmpaoภ สำเภา
Letter Th (base)tɔ̌ɔ thǎanฐ ฐาน
More letters in stylised & display fonts in the activities below
Chapter 9
Chapter 9

Review & Practice

Bring it all together, review every rule from Explore 1 and Explore 2, and put your reading and writing through their paces.

In this chapter, you will learn:
  1. Reviewing all the rules you have learnt since Explore 1
  2. Reading and writing practices
3Activities
15Questions
1Topic

Want to keep going? Continue to Explore 3

Keep building your Thai reading and writing skills with the next set of patterns, more interactive exercises, more spelling challenges.

Audio Tracks Interactive Exercises Enrolled Students Reading & Writing