Is อา pronounced a:?
Since อ is a silent consonant, I am guessing the อา is pronounced a: (middle tone). Could anyone confirm my understanding on this please? Thanks very much.

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Is อา pronounced a:?
Since อ is a silent consonant, I am guessing the อา is pronounced a: (middle tone).  Could anyone confirm my understanding on this please?  Thanks very much.

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Hello,

The อ consonant pronounce like I, ink, up, egg in English. The IPA phonetic symbols is (ʔ) and it's mid tone and class, yes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_alphabet

Hope this helps!

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Thanks

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Yes, you understand correctly :)

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