ฬอจุฬาlor jù-laakite- Class
- low
- Initial
- l
- Final
- n
How do you write ฬ?
The animation above draws ฬ 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 ฬ stroke by stroke, then write it from memory. The best app to learn Thai compares which apps teach writing.
How do you pronounce ฬ?
Its name is lor jù-laa. At the start of a syllable ฬ sounds like English l. At the end of a syllable it is read as n. 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 ฬ affect the tone?
ฬ 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.