All of the examples on this page are high class consonants. A reminder of the rules are at the bottom of this page.
Tone Chart: When you listen to each row in the chart below, you will hear these tones each time: rising, low and falling.
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| ขา | ข่า | ข้า | |
| ผา | ผ่า | ผ้า | |
| โห | โห่ | โห้ | |
| เขา | เข่า | เข้า | |
| เสือ | เสื่อ | เสื้อ | |
| ใส | ใส่ | ใส้ | |
| แส | แส่ | แส้ |
(1) Syllables beginning with a high class consonant and have no tone mark take the Rising Tone unless they end with K, P or T sounds or a short open vowel.
Syllables beginning with a high class consonant and having no tone mark take the Low Tone if they end in K, P or T sound or with a short open vowel.
(2) Syllables beginning with a high class consonant and having the tone mark 'mai ayk' ( -่ ) over the consonant take the Low Tone irrespective of ending.
(3) Syllables beginning with a high class consonant and having the tone mark 'mai toh' ( -้ ) over the consonant take the Falling Tone irrespective of ending.
