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Common Problems of Thai-English. Main Problems. Pronunciation. The r / l sounds r eally l eally r is spoken with lips pursed together . l is spoken with the tongue. Pronunciation. The v / w sounds v ery w ery v is spoken by biting the bottom lip .
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Common Problems of Thai-English Main Problems
Pronunciation The r / l sounds really leally r is spoken with lips pursed together. l is spoken with the tongue.
Pronunciation The v / w sounds very wery v is spoken by biting the bottom lip. w is spoken by the pursing the lips together (same as r).
Pronunciation Thesh / chsounds cheat sheet ch is spoken by forcing more air out. shis spoken by softly blowing air out.
Pronunciation The t / d sounds butbud
Pronunciation Theedsound at the end of words is missing demandeddemand
Pronunciation The s sound at the end of words is missing catscat
Tone problems The final syllable pronunciation is too strong (UK) Computer Comput-uh (US) Computer Comput-uhr (Thai) Computer Comput-errRR !!
Verb tense Tone problems Basic verb tenses are often wrong or missing I will not go I not go Yesterday, I went home Yesterday, I go home
Wrong phrases Repeating inaccurate non-English phrases It’s the same Same, same but different (This phrase is technically wrong, on many levels)