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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 6:38 am
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Originally Posted by lallyr
But then how come the Thai people pronunce it with the H?
They don't. Thais aspirate the sound, pronouncing it with a puff of air that you hear as an "H". It's entirely different from the rather unusual dental fricatives spelled "th" in English.
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