ฆอระฆังkor rá-kangbell- Class
- low
- Initial
- k
- Final
- k
How do you write ฆ?
The animation above draws ฆ 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 ฆ stroke by stroke, then write it from memory. The best app to learn Thai compares which apps teach writing.
How do you pronounce ฆ?
Its name is kor rá-kang. At the start of a syllable ฆ sounds like English k. It sounds the same at the end of a syllable. 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 ฆ affect the tone?
ฆ is a low-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). When it is dead, the tone is high after a short vowel and falling after a long one. With the first tone mark the tone is falling, with the second it is high. How Thai tones work has the full rules.