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Daily Thai Language Lesson 1
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5 Tones in Thai Spoken Language
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Type of Tone	Word	Meaning
Middle Tone	Maa	Come. (Maa Nee: Come here)
	mee	to have
	bpy	go
	bpen	be
	tum	do (tum alai? Do what?)

Low Tone	Mai	New (Seu-uh mai )
	yoo	to be in a place, a location (yoo ny? to be where?)
	yaak	would like to, want to. (yaak bpy: want to go)
	bpuut	open (bpuut fy: open light) (means - turn on the light)
	bpit	close (bpit fy: close light) (means - turn off the light)

High Tone	Maa	Horse (big horse) (oops - small mistake - big horse would be maa dtua yai)
	noi	little bit (poodt noi: speak a little bit)
	rak	love (tee rak: one I love)
	yim	smile
	sahk	wash (sahk pah: wash clothes)

Falling Tone	Mai	No, not. (mai mee: not have)
	poodt	talk. (poodt proh: talk politely)
	chawp	like (mai chawp: no like)
	chai	yes, correct. (mai chai: no, not correct)
	dai	can do. (dai mai? can do?)

Rising Tone	Maa	Dog (big dog: oops, mistake again - would be "maa dtua yai)
	phom	I.
	song	two
	sam	three
	sawn	teach (sawn pasa Thai: teach language Thai)

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