TIPS: The 4 strange phonetic vowel symbols
Associating each symbol with a distinctive name and a vivid image makes them far easier to remember: ɛ the Curly Hair, ə the Burger, ʉ the Teeth, and ɔ the Jaw-Dropper.
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Thai 5 tones, broken down visually
What a tonal language actually is, then each of the five tones in turn, finishing with a listening test and speaking practice.
- 0:39 What are tonal languages?
- 2:12 Thai 5 tones lesson & exercise
- 4:18 Middle · 6:19 Low · 6:54 Rising · 7:38 Falling · 8:05 High
- 8:50 Listening test
- 15:31 Speaking practice
Thai numbers from 0 to infinity
Numbers in three stages, each with its own speaking and listening test — phone numbers, random numbers, small prices and big prices.
- 0:54 0–9 lesson & exercise
- 3:41 10–99 lesson & exercise
- 8:53 100–∞ lesson
- 12:08 100–∞ listening test
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