{"id":1453,"date":"2012-11-26T01:45:20","date_gmt":"2012-11-26T01:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/?p=1453"},"modified":"2012-11-26T01:45:20","modified_gmt":"2012-11-26T01:45:20","slug":"mnemonics-to-remember-thai-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/mnemonics-to-remember-thai-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"Mnemonics to Remember Thai Classes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If your vocabulary level is decent, there is a mnemonic trick to help you remember which consonant belongs to which class. \u00a0In the following sentences, the first consonant of each word is one of that class. These are the best I can find online. If you know of better ones, please share in the comment section below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>High Class<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u0e02, \u0e09, \u0e10, \u0e16, \u0e1c, \u0e1d, \u0e28, \u0e29, \u0e2a, \u0e2b<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mnemonic: \u0e1c\u0e35 \u0e1d\u0e32\u0e01 \u0e16\u0e38\u0e07 \u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e27\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e23 \u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49 \u0e09\u0e31\u0e19<\/p>\n<p>Word for word: ghost handed bag uncooked rice gave me<\/p>\n<p>Translation: The ghost left a bag of uncooked with me.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Not used<\/em>: \u0e10 \u0e28<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mid Class<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u0e01, \u0e08, \u0e0e, \u0e0f, \u0e14, \u0e15, \u0e1a, \u0e1b, \u0e2d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mnemonic: \u0e44\u0e01\u0e48 \u0e08\u0e34\u0e01 \u0e40\u0e14\u0e47\u0e01 \u0e15\u0e32\u0e22 (\u0e40\u0e0e\u0e47\u0e01 \u0e0f\u0e32\u0e22) \u0e1a\u0e19 \u0e1b\u0e32\u0e01 \u0e42\u0e2d\u0e48\u0e07<\/p>\n<p>Word for word: chicken peck children die (children die) on mouth container<\/p>\n<p>Translation: The chicken pecked the children to death on the mouth of the container.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Low Class<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u0e04, \u0e06, \u0e07, \u0e0a, \u0e0b, \u0e0c, \u0e0d, \u0e11, \u0e12, \u0e13, \u0e17, \u0e18, \u0e19, \u0e1e, \u0e1f, \u0e20, \u0e21, \u0e22, \u0e23, \u0e25, \u0e27, \u0e2c, \u0e2e<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mnemonic: \u0e07\u0e39 \u0e43\u0e2b\u0e0d\u0e48 \u0e19\u0e2d\u0e19 \u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48 \u0e13 \u0e23\u0e34\u0e21 \u0e27\u0e31\u0e14 \u0e42\u0e21\u0e2c\u0e35\u0e42\u0e25\u0e01<\/p>\n<p>Word for word: snake big sleeping at rim temple Nolelok<\/p>\n<p>Translation: The big snake is sleeping at the rim of Wat Nolelok<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mnemonic: \u0e1e\u0e48\u0e2d \u0e04\u0e49\u0e32 \u0e1f\u0e31\u0e19 \u0e17\u0e2d\u0e07 \u0e0b\u0e37\u0e49\u0e2d \u0e0a\u0e49\u0e32\u0e07 \u0e2e\u0e2d<\/p>\n<p>Word for word: father sell teeth gold buy elephant strong<\/p>\n<p>Translation: The [male] salesman with gold teeth buys a strong elephant.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Not used<\/em>: \u0e06, \u0e0c, \u0e11, \u0e12, \u0e18, \u0e20<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This last mnemonic is probably harder to remember than just memorizing the letters, but it does include all low class consonants (including the obsolete ones).<\/p>\n<p>Mnemonic: \u0e05\u0e19 \u0e40\u0e12\u0e48\u0e32 \u0e43\u0e0a\u0e49 \u0e42\u0e0b\u0e48 \u0e22\u0e31\u0e01\u0e29\u0e4c \u0e21\u0e31\u0e14 \u0e2e\u0e39\u0e01 \u0e1f\u0e32\u0e07 \u0e18\u0e07 \u0e17\u0e32\u0e2a \u0e41\u0e25\u0e30 \u0e06\u0e48\u0e32 \u0e07\u0e39 \u0e43\u0e2b\u0e0d\u0e48 \u0e13 \u0e23\u0e31\u0e49\u0e27 \u0e27\u0e31\u0e14 \u0e40\u0e0c\u0e2d \u0e42\u0e11 \u0e2c\u0e35 \u0e40\u0e20\u0e32 \u0e43\u0e19 \u0e04\u0e37\u0e19 \u0e40\u0e1e\u0e47\u0e0d<\/p>\n<p>Word for word: people old use chain giant tie up owl straw flag slave and kill snake big at fence temple Nertolepow in night full moon<\/p>\n<p>Translation: The old man\/people used a giant chain to tie up an owl, straw, flag, and a slave to kill a big snake at the fence of Wat Nertolepow during a full moon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your vocabulary level is decent, there is a mnemonic (\u0e19\u0e35\u0e42\u0e21\u0e19\u0e34\u0e04 nee1moo1nik4) trick to help you remember which consonant belongs to which class. 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