tonechart

Chart Showing the Relationship between Syllable Types,
Written Tones, and Spoken Tones

	SMOOTH/LIVE SYLLABLES			CHECKED/DEAD SYLLABLES
*WRITTEN TONE MARK:**	ToneT	Tone 1/ j	Tone 2/ h	Short Vowel	Long Vowel
HIGH CLASS - C { 5 z / L K l s	Rising &	Low 1	Falling 3	Low 1	Low 1
MID CLASS d 0 f 9 E D [ x v	Mid	Low 1	Falling 3	Low 1	Low 1
LOW CLASS 8 S ' = : G P R < I m T o r a 4 , p i ] ; > V	Mid	Falling 3	High 2	High 2	Falling 3

CHART OF THAI TONES

* There are 4 written tone marks altogether. The 3rd and 4th are rarely used and not included
in the chart. The 3rd written tone mark is 3U and always produces a high spoken tone. The 4th
written tone mark is 3J and always produces a rising spoken tone. The five spoken tones, in

traditional order of recitation and dictionary convention are MID, LOW, FALLING, HIGH, RISING.

John F. Hartmann
1986