กอไก่gor gàichicken- Class
- mid
- Initial
- g
- Final
- k
How do you write ก?
The animation above draws ก stroke by stroke, in order and direction. How to write Thai letters has the rules that hold for every letter. Mooteach's writing practice has you trace ก stroke by stroke, then write it from memory. The best app to learn Thai compares which apps teach writing.
How do you pronounce ก?
Its name is gor gài. At the start of a syllable ก sounds between g and k, like the k in "skip". At the end of a syllable it is read as k. Play its name above to hear it, and Mooteach's alphabet reference plays every letter's name in a male and a female voice.
How does ก affect the tone?
ก is a mid-class consonant. With no tone mark, a syllable that starts with it has a mid tone when it is live (it ends in a long vowel or in an m, n, ng, w or y sound) and a low tone when it is dead. It can take all four tone marks. How Thai tones work has the full rules.
Which Thai letters look like ก?
These are easy to mix up with ก when you start reading. Compare their shapes side by side.