In the first part, I showed how strings of consonants can be pronounced despite not having any visibly defined vowels. I had simplified it as just four easy to remember rules.<\/p>\n
In this part, I\u2019ll show how the visible appearance of vowels can change when a syllable requires two consonants.<\/p>\n
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1) <\/strong>\u0e42\u0e2d\u0e30<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n This is pronounced as a short \u2018o\u2019 sound. For example:<\/p>\n \u0e42\u0e01\u0e30 go<\/p>\n \u0e42\u0e1a\u0e30 bo<\/p>\n \u0e42\u0e1f\u0e30 fo<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So what if you wanted two consonants as one syllable using the short vowel \u0e42\u0e2d\u0e30? If you put both inside the vowel, you\u2019d get this:<\/p>\n \u0e42\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e30 boo-ga<\/p>\n \u0e42\u0e04\u0e17\u0e30 koo-ta<\/p>\n \u0e42\u0e1e\u0e1a\u0e30 poo-ba<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As you can see, that isn\u2019t working. It created a long \u2018oo\u2019 sound and added another short \u2018a\u2019 sound at the end.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Instead, you follow rule #1 from part 1 and just remove the vowel.<\/p>\n \u0e1a\u0e01 bok = \u0e42\u0e1a\u0e30 + \u0e01<\/p>\n \u0e04\u0e17 kot = \u0e42\u0e04\u0e30 + \u0e17<\/p>\n \u0e1e\u0e1a pob = \u0e42\u0e1e\u0e30 + \u0e1a<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2) <\/strong>\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e30<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n This vowel is a short \u2018eh\u2019 sound. For example:<\/p>\n \u0e40\u0e01\u0e30 geh<\/p>\n \u0e40\u0e1a\u0e30 beh<\/p>\n \u0e40\u0e1f\u0e30 feh<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So what if you wanted two consonants as one syllable using the short vowel \u0e40\u0e2d\u0e30? If you put both inside the vowel, you\u2019d get this:<\/p>\n \u0e40\u0e01\u0e17\u0e30 geh-ta<\/p>\n \u0e40\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e30 beh-ba<\/p>\n \u0e40\u0e1f\u0e16\u0e30 feh-ta<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As you can see, that isn\u2019t working. It created a long \u2018eeh\u2019 sound and added another short \u2018a\u2019 sound at the end.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Instead, you add the \u0e2d\u0e47 character while removing the \u0e2d\u0e30.<\/p>\n \u0e40\u0e01\u0e47\u0e17 geht = \u0e40\u0e01\u0e30 + \u0e17<\/p>\n \u0e40\u0e1a\u0e47\u0e1a behb = \u0e40\u0e1a\u0e30 + \u0e1a<\/p>\n \u0e40\u0e1f\u0e47\u0e16 feht = \u0e40\u0e1f\u0e30 + \u0e16<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This rule applies the same for the vowel \u0e41\u0e2d\u0e30<\/strong>. For example:<\/p>\n \u0e41\u0e01\u0e47\u0e17 gaet = \u0e41\u0e01\u0e30 + \u0e17<\/p>\n \u0e41\u0e1a\u0e47\u0e1a baeb = \u0e41\u0e1a\u0e30 + \u0e1a<\/p>\n \u0e41\u0e1f\u0e47\u0e16 faet = \u0e41\u0e1f\u0e30 + \u0e16<\/p>\n This following children\u2019s TV program can help you practice. The first half of the episode is a children\u2019s story of why chickens lay eggs. The second half is what you want to watch to practice what you\u2019ve learned here.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n