| Symbol | Name | Tone |
| (none) | middle | |
| ' | MAI-EK(ไม้เอก) | low |
| ้ | MAI-THO(ไม้โท) | falling |
| ๊ | MAI-TREE(ไม้ตรี) | high |
| ๋ | MAI JAT-TA-WAR(ไม้จัตวา) | rising |
Tone Marks
In Thai, we have 4 difference tone marks call "WAN-NAR-YOOK"(วรรณยุกต์) with 5 tones. They distinguish the meaning of one word from another. Each syllable is pronounced with one of five distinct tones – middle, low, falling, high, or rising.
The rules for denoting tones are shown in the following chart:
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