8.B.2. The Vowels.

LESSON 8.B. THE ALPHABET AND READING
8.B.2. The Vowels.

เ-ิ

This has the sound of “er” in “Her” without rolling the “r”. It is exactly the same sound as that of the vowel เ-อ mentioned in Lesson 7.B.2.
เ-อ is used when there is no final consonant and เ-ิ when there is one.
Both are represented in the transliteration by “ER”.

เธอ
TER
“She”, “You”.

เกิน
GERN
“To exceed”.

เ-ีย

This has the sound of “ia” in “India”.
It is represented in the transliteration by “EE-A”.

เ-ียว

This has the sound of “yo” as in “Tokyo”.
It is represented in the transliteration by “EE-O”.

เ-ือ

This has something of the sound of “ewer” in “Brewer” only longer and more tense.
It is represented in the transliteration by “EU-A”.

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	เธอ	TER	“She”, “You”.
	เกิน	GERN	“To exceed”.

เ-ีย	This has the sound of “ia” in “India”. It is represented in the transliteration by “EE-A”.
เ-ียว	This has the sound of “yo” as in “Tokyo”. It is represented in the transliteration by “EE-O”.
เ-ือ	This has something of the sound of “ewer” in “Brewer” only longer and more tense. It is represented in the transliteration by “EU-A”.