ใ◌

Vowel

ใ◌

“ai”

short, mai muan

Type
vowel
Sound
ai
Correct answers
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Answers in practice

This letter hasn't come up in practice yet.

How it reads

Shape
ใ◌
Sound
“ai”, short
Name
sara ai (mai muan) · สระใอ (ไม้ม้วน)
Example
ใหม่ mài — new

With this vowel the syllable counts as “live”, even though the vowel is short. What that means

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.

ใ◌

classic

books

ใ◌

handwritten

by hand

ใ◌

modern

signs

Kai says

ใ◌, mai muan, is used in only twenty words. Thai schoolchildren learn them by heart with a rhyme.