Thai Lesson 53: Letter Review ก ต บ

Letter Review: ก ต บ

• ก ต บ are Middle class consonants.

ก กอไก่
Gow gai
ไก่ Chicken

mnemonic:
The letter ก actually looks like the head of a chicken looking at it from the side. ก makes a "G" sound at the beginning of words. That "guy" is a chicken.

ต ตอเต่า
Daw dao
เต่า Turtle

mnemonic: The letter ต looks like a turtle. Imagine the shell on top and the loop in the middle as the head of the turtle. ต makes a "D" sound at the beginning of words. Turtles "drag" along the sand on the beach.

บ บอใบไม้
Bow baimai
ใบไม้ Leaf

mnemonic: The letter บ looks like a bucket with the loop on the left side being the bucket handle. What do you put in a bucket? Leaves. The letter บ makes a "B" sound at the beginning of words. Rake up the leaves and put them in a "bucket".