Learning Thai the Easy Way > Reading Thai > Stop Finals

The three consonants below are the main Stop Finals and represent k, t and p in Roman letters. They are called Stop Finals because they are unvoiced when they come at the end of a syllable. Notice how the consonants change their sound.

Gor Gai

Dor dek

Bor bai mai

The following are all the Stop Finals:

¡, ¢, ¤, ¦ are represented by a "k" when they come at the end.
´, ¨, ª, ´, ®, µ, ¯, °, ¶, ·, ¸, ², Ê, È, É are represented by a "t" when they come at the end.
º, », ¾, À, ¿ are represented by a "p" when they come at the end.

You will also need to learn the Sonorant Finals.