All of the examples on this page are high class consonants. A reminder of the rules are at the bottom of this page.

Tone Chart:When you listen to each row in the chart below, you will hear these tones each time: rising, low and falling.

1 2 3 ขา ข่า ข้า ผา ผ่า ผ้า โห โห่ โห้ เขา เข่า เข้า เสือ เสื่อ เสื้อ ใส ใส่ ใส้ แส แส่ แส้

(1)Syllables beginning with a high class consonant and have no tone mark take the Rising Tone unless they end with K, P or T sounds or a short open vowel.

Syllables beginning with a high class consonant and having no tone mark take the Low Tone if they end in K, P or T sound or with a short open vowel.

(2)Syllables beginning with a high class consonant and having the tone mark 'mai ayk' (-่) over the consonant take the Low Tone irrespective of ending.

(3)Syllables beginning with a high class consonant and having the tone mark 'mai toh' (-้) over the consonant take the Falling Tone irrespective of ending.