Middle class · อักษรกลาง
บ
ใบไม้ leaf
bɔɔ bai-mái
- Class
- middle
- Sound
- b / p
- Correct answers
- —
Answers in practice
This letter hasn't come up in practice yet.
How it reads
- Letter name
- bɔɔ bai-mái
- At the start of a syllable
- “b”
- At the end of a syllable
- “p”
- Class
- middle (อักษรกลาง)
How it looks in different fonts
In a book, a notebook or on a sign this character can look different. The classic style has a loop (หัว) where you start writing. Sign fonts often drop it, and handwriting makes the lines smoother. You can choose the app's font in settings.
บ
classic
books
บ
handwritten
by hand
บ
modern
signs
Which tones it gives
A live syllable with no mark gets the mid tone, a dead one the low tone. Marks: ◌่ → low, ◌้ → falling, ◌๊ → high, ◌๋ → rising.
Kai says
บ is named after ใบไม้, bai-mái, leaf. The name holds both ways to write ai, ใ and ไ, so it's a handy reminder of which goes where.