` Global fall Yes, he found it on the street. ' Up step In phonetics, upstep is a phonemic or phonetic upward shift of tone between the syllables or words of a tonal language. For example, when two mid tones occur together in Twi, the second is at a lower pitch than the first. Short sound Long sound u u: o o: o o: ia ia: ua ua: ua ua: au Additionally, there are three triphthongs, all of which are long: iow uc] uc] 6 7 Phonetic Tones Symbol Placement Tone level Thai character Thai word a 1 * Extra High * k 1 2nd High * ( ) ( ) ! 1st Mid * ka ! 4th Low * ( ) ( ) ka 1 * Extra Low * l 3rd Rising * ( ) ( ) k 1 5th Falling * ( ) ( ) ka 1 * High Rising ka ! * Low Rising ka * Rising-Falling 8 ' Down step In phonetics, downstep is a phonemic or phonetic downward shift of tone between the syllables or words of a tonal language. 60 Phonetic Alphabet Guide 61 1 Phonetic Alphabet Consonants b boy bad blue job rob babe d dad dog did red bad good l fat feet phone leaf knife laugh g go got girl jug pig wig d June gin John ( ) age large orange h ( ) he hen how ] yes yellow young k cat king queen back cake look l leg lie low bill call feel n man map moon jam come some n net no nice bin pen ten q ( ) sing ring long p pan pie pen mop pop top 2 Consonants r British accent American accent / r / red bread arm s so see song ( ) chase kiss piece ] she sheep shoe ( ) dish fish finish I tea tie toy cat sat rat I] chin cheek cheap ( ) rich catch lunch e thin thick thank ( ) bath tooth both then that they ( ) bathe with myth v voice van very ( ) ( ) give five love w wet week won z zoo zebra zero ( ) size rise nose vision measure ( ) garage rouge 3 4 Note: Phonetic characters doesnt have (c / q / x / y / ch / gh / ck / th / ph / ps / pn / le / nk / mb) Tip 1: l is the base form for e } } v Tip 2: z is the base form for } d Tip 3: d } } v } z } are vibrating consonants Tip 4: l } h } ] } s } ] } w are blowing consonants Vowels i: - see she we i - / bit hit sit e - bet net ten - bat cat hat a: - arm card start b got shot what o: door floor saw o good put pull u: boot too shoe t - cup hut won s: - fur bird work o - ago the better 5 Diphthongs ei - ( ) day rain page oo - know home old ai - by five I ao - now sound down oi boy join noise io - beer here near eo - ( ) bear hair there oo poor sure tour Thai vowels and diphthongs Note: The following phonetic symbols are primarily used for Thai language but rarely used in English.

25 Phonics Guide 36 Verb endings - 'ing' 47 Verb endings - 'ed 48 Word endings - Final ('s). 9 25 Common English Pronunciation Problems for Thai Speakers. Better Pronunciation through Phonetics and Phonics Copyright 2010 SANOOK ENGLISH Mieder van Loggerenberg E-mail: Index Phonetic Alphabet 1 Phonetic Tones.

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