Why do Thai people have high pitched voice?
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Why do Thai people have high pitched voice?
Thais speak with their nose. We have many sounds that create nasal sounds (the air passing through the nose) unlike in English, where sounds are made from the front of the mouth and do not have many nasal sounds. A high position creates a high tone and a low position creates low tone.
What are the tones in English?
Helping students to use intonation effectively to convey attitude in English will involve helping students to make the five tones (falls or rises in pitch): fall, rise, slight rise, fall followed by a rise, rise followed by a fall, through awareness raising and modelling of the common intonation patterns in context.
How do I determine my Thai tone?
Every syllable in a Thai word is spoken with a tone, one of five—mid, low, falling, high or rising. Determining the tone can be complicated. A syllable might have one of four tone marks written over it….High.
| Consonant Class | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tone Mark | Mid/High | Low |
| อ่ | low | falling |
| อ้ | falling | high |
How many tones are there in Thai language?
Thai language has 5 different tones. A word can have more than one tone. This is because each syllable can have a different tone. For example, the word for “what” อะไร ( à-rai) has a low tone ( อะ) and a middle tone ( ไร ).
How hard is it to learn Thai tonal?
For those that have not had experience with a Tonal language, this does not come easily. In many cases, it takes some time just to be able to hear the different tones let alone make the Thai tones accurately within each word. Do not be despondent keep trying it can take some time.
What happens if you use the wrong tone when speaking Thai?
If you use the wrong tone, you might be saying a completely different word! This can happen many times for beginners of Thai language and can be most frustrating as you are met by a blank stare by the Thai national you are attempting to communicate with. This can be exacerbated by the person you are communicating with not correcting you.
What is the pitch of the Thai language?
The Thai language is tonal, meaning that when you speak a word, the pitch of your voice is an integral part of that word. If you speak with the wrong pitch, you are saying a different word. For example, in Thai, the word that sounds (roughly) like “maa” means “to come”, but the word that sounds (roughly)…