Final Consonant PhonesIn the alphab

Final Consonant Phones

In the alphabetical listing above, note that the following consonants never appear at the end of a syllable: ฉ, ซ, ผ, ฝ, ห, ฮ. These are marked with n/a in the "final sound" column. Three others act as vowels or dipthongs (combination vowels) when they occur at the end of a syllable, and they are marked with vowel in the "final sound" column: ย, ว, อ.

The following chart summmarizes the six final consonant sounds. Three of these are live consonant endings and three are dead consonant endings. This distinction is important for the tone rules. For more information, see the Consonant Endings reference page. (The two obsolete consonants are grayed out)