A0 · Point Zéro Chapitre 3

Vowel Combinations

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1 min
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Ce que tu vas apprendre

Mastering the placement of vowels relative to consonants. Covers long and short vowels and their visual representation.

Conseils et astuces (3)

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Practice

Write daily.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Vowel Positioning
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The Metronome Trick

Practice saying short vowels for one click and long vowels for two clicks of a metronome.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Long vs. Short Vowels
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Record yourself

Listen to your recording to check if you are breaking the glide.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Diphthongs

Pratique rapide (9)

Which is correct?

ກັດ or ກາດ?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ກັດ
ກັດ is the standard word.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Vowel Reduction

Which word means 'market'?

Market is...

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ກາດ (kaat)
Market uses the long 'aa' sound.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Long vs. Short Vowels

Fill in the blank.

ຂ້ອຍມີ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
ເມຍ is the correct word.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Diphthongs

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

ກາາດ

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ກັດ
Too long.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Vowel Reduction

Which is a diphthong?

Which word contains a diphthong?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
mia is a diphthong.

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Fill in the correct vowel.

ກ_ດ

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ັ
Short vowel needed before consonant.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Vowel Reduction

Fill in the vowel.

ກ___ນ

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ິ
ກິນ (eat)

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Vowel Positioning

Fill in the correct vowel for 'to eat' (kin).

ກ___ນ

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ິ (short i)
The word for eat uses a short 'i'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Long vs. Short Vowels

Correct the word.

Find and fix the mistake:

Is 'mi-a' correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: b
mia is one syllable.

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Score: /9

Questions fréquentes (6)

No, they are diacritics.
Essentially, yes. In terms of timing, a long vowel is roughly twice as long as a short one.
Yes, in 'dead' syllables (those ending in p, t, k), the vowel length determines which tone rules apply.
They take practice but are very manageable.
Look for compound vowel markers.
To fit the syllable structure.
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