ถอถุงtǒr tǔngbag- Class
- high
- Initial
- t
- Final
- t
How do you write ถ?
The animation above draws ถ 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 ถ stroke by stroke, then write it from memory. The best app to learn Thai compares which apps teach writing.
How do you pronounce ถ?
Its name is tǒr tǔng. At the start of a syllable ถ sounds like English t. 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 ถ affect the tone?
ถ is a high-class consonant. With no tone mark, a syllable that starts with it has a rising 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. With the first tone mark the tone is low, with the second it is falling. How Thai tones work has the full rules.
Which Thai letters look like ถ?
These are easy to mix up with ถ when you start reading. Compare their shapes side by side.