Khor Khai ข

Khor Khai ข่ is the second Thai consonant.

Thai consonants were developed with a word association (Kwai = Egg) to help in learning the language only. What is important is the sound you hear when Khor Kwai is used in a Thai Script word. It makes the Kh/K when verbally spoken in Thai. It is pronounced as a Kh sound or with a high tone like the “K” in king

Thai language has 44 Consonant word associations to aid in learning the language (i.e. horse (Mar), egg (Kai), chicken (Gai), etc.) each of these 44 consonants represents a sound. 2 of the Thai consonants are no longer used, therefore you only need to learn 42 Thai consonants.

• ฃ (kho khuat) OBSOLETE
• ฅ (kho khon) OBSOLETE

The Thai consonant Khor Khai is associated with an egg for ease of learning. (It is NOT the letter e) in the English language! It is the sound Kh/K

The Thai consonant ข (Khor Khai)(kh/K) is the second consonant in the Thai alphabet. It is pronounced as a Kh sound or with a high tone like the “K” in king

Khor Khai is the name of the symbol for the consonant ข, which is associated with an egg for easy learning of the consonant. This is because the Thai word for egg is ไข่ (Khai), and the Thai consonant ข is the first consonant in the word.(ไ is a vowel).

Here is an example.

ไข่เจียว = Khai Jiao = Omelet

You can see the Thai consonant ข, in the Thai script word ไข่เจียว. When this Thai script word ไข่เจียว (Khai Jiao) is spoken orally in Thai language, it sounds like Kai Jeil (K̄hị̀ceīyw). You can hear the High tone K sound for the Thai consonant Khor Kai ข in the first part of the spoken word Kai.

To hear the pronunciation of these Thai Consonant, use the Google translator. To learn how to correctly pronounce these words, use the google translator HERE 

This is how to write Khor Kai. Practice, Practice, Practice!

To learn how to correctly pronounce Khor Khai, use the google translator HERE (instructions below).

1. Step one, click on the blue link above and open the Google Translator.

2. Step 2, select English Language and type the word Khor Kai in the box as shown below:

3. Step 3, click on the microphone over and over to hear the correct pronunciation of Khor Khai.

4. Repeat clicking the microphone icon over and over until you can pronounce Khor Khai with the correct tones.

5. Download and save this image and print a few copies to practice tracing Khor Khai.

In Summary – Lesson 2

1. Understand the Thai language has 44 consonants. 2 of the consonants are obsolete, so you only need to learn 42 consonants.
2. The second consonant is Khor Khai ข is associated with an egg for ease of learning.
3. Remember when you see the Thai consonant Khor Khai ข, in a word, that the Thai script word when spoken orally in the Thai Language will be pronounced as a Kh sound or with a high tone like the “K” in king.
4. Listen to the Google Translator to get the correct pronunciation for the consonant Khor Khai ข.
5. Copy and print out the traceable worksheets and practice tracing Khor Khai ข, until you can write the Thai consonant Gor Gai perfectly on your own.