| SAMPA forThai |
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| IPA symbol | SAMPA symbol | Keyword in SAMPA | Romanization (English gloss) | Orthography |
| Vowels | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | i | pit_2 | pit2 (close) | ปิด |
| iː | i: | pi:k_2 | pi:k2 (wing) | ปีก |
| ɨ | 1 | j1t_4 | yɨt4 (to hold) | ยึด |
| ɨː | 1: | m1:t_3 | mɨt3 (dark) | มืด |
| u | u | cut_2 | cut2 (spot) | จุด |
| uː | u: | du:t_2 | du:t2 (to suck) | ดูด |
| e | e | pet_2 | pet2 (duck) | เป็ด |
| eː | e: | the:t_3 | the:t3 (to give a sermon) | เทศน์ |
| ə | @ | c@?_2 | coe?2 (to come across) | เจอะ |
| əː | @: | ch@:n_1 | choe:n1 (to invite) | เจอ |
| o | o | bot_2 | bot2 (to grind) | บด |
| oː | o: | bo:k_2 | bo:k2 (to wave) | โบก |
| æ | { | k{?_2 | kae?2 (sheep) | แกะ |
| æː | {: | th{:n_1 | thae:n1 (to replace) | แทน |
| a | a | hat_2 | hat2 (to train) | หัด |
| aː | a: | ha:t_2 | ha:t2 (beach) | หาด |
| ɔ | O | NO?_4 | ngO?4 (rambutan) | เงาะ |
| ɔː | O: | NO:_1 | ngO:1 (bend) | งอ |
| Diphthongs | ||||
| ia | ia | phlia_1 | phlia1 (to be tired) | เพลีย |
| ɨa | 1a | s1a_3 | sɨa3 (blouse) | เสื้อ |
| ua | ua | tua_1 | tua1 (body) | ตัว |
| Consonants | ||||
| Plosives | ||||
| p | p | pa:_1 | pa:1 (to throw) | ปา |
| pʰ | ph | pha:_1 | pha:1 (to take) | พา |
| b | b | bin_1 | bin1 (to fly) | บิน |
| t | t | ta:_1 | ta:1 (eye) | ตา |
| tʰ | th | tha:_1 | tha:1 (spread) | ทา |
| d | d | din_1 | din1 (ground) | ดิน |
| c | c | cet_2 | cet2 (seven) | เจ็ด |
| cʰ | ch | cha:N_4 | cha:ng4 (elephant) | ช้าง |
| k | k | ka:_1 | ka:1 (crow) | กา |
| kʰ | kh | kha:_1 | kha:1 (be stuck) | คา |
| ʔ | ? | ?a:_1 | ?a:1 (father's younger sibling) | อา |
| Fricatives | ||||
| f | f | fa:_4 | fa:4 (sky) | ฟ้า |
| s | s | sa:m_5 | sa:m5 (three) | สาม |
| h | h | ha:_5 | ha:5 (to find) | หา |
| Nasals | ||||
| m | m | ma:_1 | ma:1 (to come) | มา |
| n | n | na:_1 | na:1 (field) | นา |
| ŋ | N | Na:_1 | nga:1 (sesame) | งา |
| Liquids | ||||
| l | l | la:_1 | la:1 (donkey) | ลา |
| ɾ, r | r | ra:_1 | ra:1 (fungus) | รา |
| Semivowels | ||||
| w | w | wiN_3 | wing3 (to run) | วิ่ง |
| j | j | ja:_1 | ya:1 (medicine) | ยา |
| Tones | ||||
| mid level, a | _1 | kha:_1 | kha:1 (to be stuck) | คา |
| low level, à | _2 | kha:_2 | kha:2 (galangal) | ข่า |
| fall, â | _3 | kha:_3 | kha:3 (value) | ค่า |
| high level, á | _4 | kha:_4 | kha:4 (to trade) | ค้า |
| rise, ǎ | _5 | kha:_5 | kha:5 (leg) | ขา |
The adaptation of SAMPA to Thai was done by Dr Juliet Mar and Miss Pattama Patpong.
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Maintained by J.C. Wells. Created 2002 07 31