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| birthname = Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland
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&nbsp;[[Kam-Tai languages|Kam-Tai]]<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Be-Tai languages|Be-Tai]]<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Tai-Sek languages|Tai-Sek]]<br>
| yearsactive = 1983-''Present''
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Tai languages|Tai]]<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Southwestern Tai languages|Southwestern]]<br>
| notable role = '''[[Jack Bauer]]''' in ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'', <br> '''David''' in ''[[The Lost Boys]]'', <br> '''The Sniper''' in ''[[Phone Booth (film)|Phone Booth]]'', <br> '''Ace Merrill''' in ''[[Stand by Me (film)|Stand by Me]]''
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[East Central Tai languages|East Central]]<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Chiang Saeng languages|Chiang Saeng]]<br>
| emmyawards = '''[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]]''' <br> 2006 - ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Thai'''
| goldenglobeawards = '''[[List of Golden Globe Awards: Television, Best Actor, Drama|Best Actor in a Television Drama Series]]''' <br> 2002 ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
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| sagawards = '''[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor - Drama Series|Best Actor - Drama Series]]''' <br> 2003, 2005 ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
|agency=[[The Royal Institute]]
| spouse = [[Kelly Winn]] (29 June 1996 - 2004) (divorced)<br />[[Camelia Kath]] (12 September 1987 - 1990) (divorced) 1 child
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'''Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland''' (born [[December 21]], [[1966]] in [[London]], [[England]]) is an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] and [[Golden Globe Award]]-winning [[Canada|Canadian]] [[television]] and [[film]] [[actor]], currently well known for his role of [[Jack Bauer]] on the series ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''. Sutherland also owns a recording studio and record label, called [[Ironworks (record label)|Ironworks]].
== Biography ==
=== Early life ===
Kiefer Sutherland is the son of [[Donald Sutherland]] and [[Shirley Douglas]] who are both successful Canadian actors. He is of Scottish descent on both sides and is the grandson of Canadian statesman [[Tommy Douglas]].
 
He and his twin sister, Rachel, were born in [[London]] (in [[St Mary's Hospital, London|Saint Mary's Hospital]], [[Paddington]]) while his parents were working there. As a result, through the ''[[jus soli]]'' and the ''[[jus sanguinis]]'', he holds both a [[Canadian passport]] and a [[British citizenship|British passport with certificate of Right to Abode]].
The '''Thai language''' (&#3616;&#3634;&#3625;&#3634;&#3652;&#3607;&#3618;, ''phasa thai'', meaning "the language of Thais"), is the [[national language|national]] and [[official language|official]] [[language]] of [[Thailand]] and the [[mother tongue]] of the [[Thai (ethnic group)|Thai]] people, Thailand's dominant ethnic group. Thai is a member of the [[Tai languages|Tai]] group of the [[Tai-Kadai languages|Tai-Kadai]] [[language family]]. The Tai-Kadai languages are thought to have originated in what is now southern [[China]], and some linguists have proposed links to the [[Austroasiatic languages|Austroasiatic]], [[Austronesian languages|Austronesian]], or [[Sino-Tibetan languages|Sino-Tibetan]] language families. It is a [[tonal language|tonal]] and [[analytic language|analytic]] language. The combination of tonality, a complex [[orthography]], [[relational marker]]s and a distinctive [[phonology]] can make Thai difficult to learn for speakers of many unrelated and highly differing languages.
 
His family moved to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] shortly afterwards, but his parents eventually divorced in [[1970]]. In [[1975]], Sutherland moved with his mother to [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], where he attended [[high school]] at [[St. Andrew's College (Aurora, Ontario)|St. Andrew's College]], [[Martingrove Collegiate Institute]], [[Harbord Collegiate Institute]] and [[Malvern Collegiate Institute]]. Kiefer also spent a semester at Regina Mundi College in London, Ontario, Canada. He also attended St. Clair Junior High School in East York, Ontario.
==Languages and dialects==
'''Standard Thai''', also known as '''Central Thai''' or '''Siamese''', is the [[official language]] of Thailand, spoken by about 25 million people (1990) including speakers of Bangkok Thai (although the latter is sometimes considered as a separate dialect). [[Khorat Thai]] is spoken by about 400,000 (1984) in [[Nakhon Ratchasima]]; it occupies a linguistic position somewhere between Central Thai and [[Isan language|Isan]] on a [[dialect continuum]], and may be considered a [[variety (linguistics)|variant]] or [[dialect]] of either.
 
=== Career ===
In addition to Standard Thai, Thailand is home to several other related [[Tai languages]], including:
*[[Isan language|Isan]] (Northeastern Thai), the language of the [[Isan]] region of Thailand, is considered by some to be a dialect of the [[Lao language]], which it closely resembles. It is spoken by about 15 million people (1983).
*[[Nyaw language]], spoken mostly in [[Nakhon Phanom province]], [[Sakhon Nakhon province]], [[Udon Thani province]] of Northeast Thailand.
*[[Galung language]], spoken in [[Nakhon Phanom province]] of Northeast Thailand.
*[[Tai Lü language|Lü]] (Tai Lue, [[Dai]]), spoken by about 78,000 (1993) in northern Thailand.
*[[Northern Thai language|Northern Thai]] (Lanna, Kam Mueang, or Tai Yuan), spoken by about 6 million (1983).
*[[Phuan language|Phuan]], spoken by an unknown number of people in central Thailand and Isan.
*[[Phu Thai language|Phu Thai]], spoken by about 156,000 around [[Nakhon Phanom province]] (1993).
*[[Shan language|Shan]] (Thai Luang, Tai Long), spoken by about 56,000 in north-west Thailand (1993).
*[[Song language|Song]], spoken by about 20,000 to 30,000 in central and northern Thailand(1982).
*[[Southern Thai language|Southern Thai]] (Pak Dtai or Dambro), spoken about 5 million (1990).
*[[Tai Dam language|Tai Dam]], spoken by about 20,000 (1991) in Isan and [[Saraburi province]].
''Statistics are from [http://www.ethnologue.com/ Ethnologue 2003-10-4].''
 
As of 2006, Kiefer Sutherland has appeared in over fifty films, most notably ''[[The Lost Boys]]'', ''[[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me]]'', ''[[A Few Good Men]]'', ''[[Flatliners]]'', ''[[Young Guns]]'', ''[[The Vanishing (1993 film)|The Vanishing]]'', ''[[Stand By Me (film)]]'', ''[[Dark City]]'', and ''[[A Time To Kill]]'' as well as ''[[The Sentinel (2006 film)|the Sentinel]]''. But since 2001, Sutherland is most widely associated with the role of [[Jack Bauer]], on the critically acclaimed television series ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''. After being nominated four times for the "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" [[Primetime Emmy Award]], Sutherland won the award in 2006 for his role in ''24''s fifth season. His father, Donald, was also an Emmy winner; he won an Emmy award for his role in ''Citizen X'' in 1996. In the opening skit of the [[2006 Primetime Emmy Awards]], Sutherland also made an appearance as his ''24'' character, Jack Bauer. He was also nominated for Best actor in a Drama Television Series in the 2007 Golden Globe Awards for ''24''.
Many of these languages are spoken by larger numbers outside Thailand. Most speakers of dialects and minority languages speak Central Thai in addition.
 
The actor was reportedly horrified to learn that the series ''24'' had influenced some U.S. Army personnel to think that torture is acceptable.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/topics/Kiefer+Sutherland The Huffington Post]</ref>. Brigadier General Patrick Finnegan visited the set of ''24'' in February 2007 to urge the show's makers to reduce the number of torture scenes<ref>[http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article2264632.ece Independent.co.uk]</ref> and Sutherland accepted an invitation from the U.S. military to teach [[West Point]] cadets it is wrong to torture prisoners.<ref>[http://www.hollywood.com/news/US_Army_Invites_Sutherland_to_Give_Anti_Torture_Speech/3662740 Hollywood.com].</ref>
Standard Thai is composed of several distinct registers, forms for different social contexts:
*Street Thai: informal, without polite terms of address, as used between close relatives and friends.(&#3616;&#3634;&#3625;&#3634;&#3614;&#3641;&#3604;)
*Elegant Thai: official and written version, includes respectful terms of address; used in simplified form in [[newspaper]]s.(&#3616;&#3634;&#3625;&#3634;&#3648;&#3586;&#3637;&#3618;&#3609;)
*Rhetorical Thai: used for public speaking.
*Sacred Thai.
*Royal Thai. (&#3619;&#3634;&#3594;&#3634;&#3624;&#3633;&#3614;&#3607;&#3660;)
 
In 2005, Sutherland was inducted into [[Canada's Walk of Fame]] in Toronto<ref>http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductees/2005/05_kiefer_sutherland.xml.htm</ref>, where both of his parents have also been inducted. Sutherland was also the first ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]'' guest to be the child of a former guest; his father, Donald, appeared on the show in 1998.
Less-educated Thais can speak only at the first level. Few can speak the Sacred or Royal forms.
 
Sutherland was featured on the cover of the April 2006 edition of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', in an article entitled "Alone in the Dark with Kiefer Sutherland". The article opened up with Sutherland revealing his interest to be killed off in ''24''. However, he had also stated, "Don't get me wrong. I love what I do." It also revealed that he devotes 10 out of 12 months a year working on ''24''.<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/profile/story/9596933/alone_in_the_dark_with_kiefer_sutherland Alone in the Dark with Kiefer Sutherland].</ref>
==Script==
 
He has starred in [[Japan]]ese commercials for [[Calorie Mate]],<ref>[http://www.cmt24.net/ CalorieMate promotion with the TV series 24]</ref> performing a parody of his Jack Bauer character. Sutherland also provides voiceovers for the current ad campaign for [[Ford|Ford Motor Company of Canada]]. These advertisements are thematically of the [[comedy]] genre. In mid-[[2006]], he voiced the [[Apple Computer]] advertisement announcing the inclusion of [[Intel Corporation|Intel]] chips in their [[Macintosh]] computer line.<ref>[http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2006/01/intelad/index.php Apple Computer advertisement]</ref> He also voices the introduction to [[NHL]] games on the [[Versus]] network in the U.S.
''Main article: [[Thai alphabet]]''
 
Sutherland will be the executive producer for the two hour pilot of 'Phenomenon'. Maggie Murphy will also be an executive producer for the show. The Sci Fi channel ordered a script to be written. The show revolves around a mysterious young female prodigy who leads a crack team of experts in investigating odd and supernatural anomalies of nature. <ref>http://www.tv.com/tracking/viewer.html?tid=99510&ref_id=3866&ref_type=101&tag=story_list;title;3</ref>
The Thai alphabet derived from the [[Khmer alphabet]] (อักขระเขมร), which is modeled after the [[Brahmi]]c script from the [[Indic]] family. Much like the Burmese adopted the [[Mon alphabet|Mon script]] (which also has Indic origins), the Thais adopted and modified Khmer script to create their own writing system. While the oldest known inscription in the [[Khmer language]] dates from 611 CE, inscriptions in Thai writing began to appear around 1292 CE. Notable features include:
 
=== Personal life ===
#It is an [[abugida]] script, in which the [[implicit vowel]] is a short /a/ for [[consonant]]s standing alone and a short /o/ if the initial consonant or cluster is followed by another consonant.
Sutherland was engaged to [[Julia Roberts]] in 1991, although their relationship ended just five days before their planned marriage.<ref>[http://www.hollywood.com/news/Sutherland_I_Forgive_Julia/3678599 Sutherland: 'I Forgive Julia']</ref><ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/faces/kiefer_sutherland.shtml BBD - Drama Faces - Kiefer Sutherland]</ref>
#Tone markers are placed above the initial consonant of a syllable or on the last consonant of an initial [[consonant cluster]].
#[[Vowel]]s associated with consonants are nonsequential: they can be located before, after, above or below their associated consonant, or in a combination of these positions.
 
Several episodes of ''24'' have allegedly been rewritten to work around minor injuries Sutherland sustained when partying. In an interview with the London ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'', Sutherland said, "I can't deny half the stuff that's been written about me has been true. I've done some stupid things. You have to take responsibility, go, 'That was embarrassing,' and move forward as best you can."<ref name="BBC">Daily Telegraph. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2006/02/05/svkiefer05.xml 24 heaven] Retrieved 19 April 2007. </ref>
The latter in particular causes problems for computer encoding and text rendering.
 
On April 26, 2007 Sutherland, appearing on The Tonight Show with [[Jay Leno]], related his encounter with an orangutan while filming "1969", with his longtime pal [[Robert Downey Jr.]] The two actors were being filmed driving a car (actually being towed) when the young female Orangutan became enamoured with Kiefer. Sutherland told the story of his pal "Bobby" climbing out of the passenger side window, leaving him to deal with his new found love, awaiting the trainers who were in the follow car.
There is no universal standard for transliterating Thai into English. For example, the name of King Rama IX, the present monarch, is transliterated variously as Bhumibol, Phumiphon, or many other versions. Guide books, text books and dictionaries may each follow different systems. For this reason, most language courses recommend that learners master the Thai alphabet. In scholarly usage, French scholars tend to romanize Thai with a letter-for-letter transcription according to the original Sanskrit value of the characters. Anglophone scholars generally prefer either a simplified phonetic rendering or some variation on the International Phonetic Alphabet. This article uses a simplified [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] system which does not indicate tone or vowel length.
 
During the autumn of [[2001]], Sutherland unintentionally interrupted the filming of the premiere episode of an online series titled ''[[The Lonely Island]]''.<ref>[http://www.thelonelyisland.com/Instyle2.jpg Kiefer Madness]</ref> In the episode "White Power", the main characters develop an addiction to teeth whitener, and eventually mug an old woman to facilitate their addiction. Sutherland, driving by at the time, believed the mugging was real and jumped out of his car to intervene. A small portion of Sutherland's appearance is displayed after the credits, though the portion is only Kiefer stopping his car and looking at them.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/lonely-island-guys/white-power!/episode/891276/summary.html Lonely Island Guys - White Power!]</ref> This anecdote was recounted by [[Andy Samberg]].
The Thai Royal Institute [http://www.royin.go.th/] publishes sets of rules for transliterating Thai words into the Roman alphabet and vice versa (the [[Royal Thai General System of Transcription]]), but these are far from universally applied.
 
True to his grandfather's legacy, Sutherland is an active member of the Canadian [[New Democratic Party]], and has appeared from time to time in NDP advertisements.
The [[ISO]] published an international standard for the transliteration of Thai into Roman script in September 2003 [http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=20574&ICS1=1&ICS2=140&ICS3=10].
 
He has one daughter, Sarah Jude, born in 1988, along with a stepdaughter, Michelle Kath, from his first marriage to Camelia Kath, widow of [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]] guitarist/singer [[Terry Kath]].<ref name="BBC"> Sutherland's marriage to Camelia lasted from September 12, 1987 - 1990. In 2006, Sutherland became a grandfather, despite his young age, when Michelle gave birth to a son, Hamish. Michelle, born in 1976, is just ten years younger than Sutherland.
==Grammar==
From the perspective of [[linguistic typology]], Thai can be considered to be an [[analytic language]]. The [[word order]] is [[Subject (grammar)|Subject]]-[[Verb]]-[[Object (grammar)|Object]], although the subject is often omitted. As in many Asian languages, the Thai pronominal system varies according to the sex and relative status of speaker and audience.
 
Sutherland was recently voted sexiest man in the history of the universe on April 27, 2007.
===Adjectives===
[[Adjective]]s ''follow'' the noun. A duplicated adjective is used for emphasis, e.g.
&#3588;&#3609;&#3629;&#3657;&#3623;&#3609;&#3654; (''khon uan uan'', [[International phonetic alphabet|IPA]] {{IPA|[kʰon uɑn uɑn]}})-
"a really fat person."
 
On [[June 29]], [[1996]], he married Kelly Winn. They divorced in 2004. He has two stepsons from this marriage, named Timothy Daily and Julian Daily.
[[Comparative]]s take the form "A X &#3585;&#3623;&#3656;&#3634; (''kwa'', [[International phonetic alphabet|IPA]] {{IPA|[kwa&#720;]}}) B" (A is more X than B). The [[superlative]] is expressed as A X &#3607;&#3637;&#3656;&#3626;&#3640;&#3604; (''thisut'', [[International phonetic alphabet|IPA]] {{IPA|[tʰi&#720;sut]}})).
 
On September 14th 2005, he secretly wed musician [[Erika Larkin]], a former Counting Crows Member, in a private ceremony in Carmel-By-The-Sea. She is currently expecting twins.
===Verbs===
[[Verb]]s do not [[inflected language|inflect]] (i.e. do not change with person, tense, voice, mood or number) nor are there any [[participles]]. Duplication conveys the idea of doing the verb a lot. The [[passive voice]] is indicated by the insertion of &#3650;&#3604;&#3609; (''don'', [[International phonetic alphabet|IPA]] {{IPA|[do&#720;n]}})) or &#3606;&#3641;&#3585; (''thuk'', [[International phonetic alphabet|IPA]] {{IPA|[tʰu&#720;k]}})) before the verb. [[Tense]] is conveyed by [[tense marker]]s before or after the verb: &#3585;&#3635;&#3621;&#3633;&#3591; (''kamlang'', [[International phonetic alphabet|IPA]] {{IPA|[kɑmlɑŋ]}}) before the verb for ongoing action (like English -ing form) or &#3629;&#3618;&#3641;&#3656; (''yuu'', [[International phonetic alphabet|IPA]] {{IPA|[ju&#720;]}}) after the verb for the [[Present_tense|present]]; &#3592;&#3632; (''cha'', [[International phonetic alphabet|IPA]] {{IPA|[tɕaʔ]}}) before the verb for the [[Future_tense|future]]; &#3652;&#3604;&#3657; (''dai'', [[International phonetic alphabet|IPA]] {{IPA|[dɑ&#720;j]}}) before the verb (or a time expression) for the [[Past_tense|past]].
 
He is an avid collector of [[Gibson Les Paul]]s, and will have his own series of Gibson custom guitars under the company's "Inspired By" line of instruments.<ref>[http://www.gibsoncustom.com/ Kiefer Sutherland Custom Series]
===Adverbs===
Many [[adverb]]s are the same as adjectives. Intensity can be expressed by a duplicated adjective. Adverbs usually follow the verb.
 
On April 26, 2007 Sutherland made the dubious claim that he was attacked by an orangutan while filming "1969", and swore never to work with the apes again. Contrary to his claim, orangutan's are noted for being gentle animals, who attack human beings only when provoked.
===Nouns===
[[Noun]]s are uninflected and have no [[Grammatical gender|gender]]; there are no [[plural]] forms or [[article (grammar)|article]]s. Plurals are expressed by adding "nouns of multitude" (&#3621;&#3633;&#3585;&#3625;&#3603;&#3609;&#3634;&#3617;) or [[Classifier (linguistics)|classifier]]s in the form of
noun-number-classifier, e.g. "teacher five person" for "five teachers".
 
On the 24 Season 3 Special Features DVD, Sutherland is practising a scene where two military jets fly over. Once they have flown past, Kiefer shouts to a crew member, "You think thats faster than my Chevelle", which hints that he is also an avid fan of American Muscle Cars.
While in English, such classifiers are usually absent ("four chairs") or optional ("two bottles of beer" ''or'' "two beers"), a classifier is almost always used in Thai (hence "chair four item" and "beer two bottle").
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==Hobbies and Interests==
===Pronouns===
 
Sutherland is a well known collector of many guitars, most of which are [[Gibson]] guitars. Recently, the Gibson Custom shop has released a Kiefer Sutherland signature guitar, the KS-336, as part of their 'Inspired By' series.
Subject [[pronoun]]s are often omitted, while [[nickname]]s are often used where English would use a pronoun. There are specialised pronouns in the royal and sacred Thai languages. The following are appropriate for conversational use:
 
== Filmography ==
{|{{prettytable}}
Sutherland has directed three and appeared in 71 films. Some of them are listed below.
!word || [[Royal Thai General System of Transcription|RTGS]] || [[International phonetic alphabet|IPA]] || meaning
=== Acting ===
|-
* ''[[Max Dugan Returns]]'' (1983) as Bill
| &#3612;&#3617; || phom || {{IPA|[pʰǒm]}} || I/me (masculine)
* ''[[The Bay Boy]]'' (1984)<sup>1</sup>
|-
* ''[[Brotherhood of Justice]]'' (1986)
| &#3604;&#3636;&#3593;&#3633;&#3609; || dichan || {{IPA|[dì&#720;tɕʰɑ&#769;n]}}) || I/me (feminine)
* ''[[Trapped in Silence]]'' (1986) (TV) as Kevin Richter
|-
* ''[[Stand By Me (film)|Stand By Me]]'' (1986)
| &#3593;&#3633;&#3609; || chan || {{IPA|[tɕʰɑ&#769;n]}} || I/me (masculine or feminine; informal)
* ''[[At Close Range]]'' (1986) as Tim
|-
* ''[[Crazy Moon]]'' (1987) as Brooks
| &#3588;&#3640;&#3603; || khun || {{IPA|[kʰun]}} || you (polite)
* ''[[Promised Land (1987 film)|Promised Land]]'' (1987) as Danny
|-
* ''[[The Lost Boys]]'' (1987) playing the leading [[vampire]] (David) in [[Santa Cruz, California]] in the [[United States]]
| &#3648;&#3608;&#3629; || thoe || {{IPA|[tʰɤ&#720;]}} || you (informal)
* ''[[Bright Lights, Big City]]'' (1988) as Tad Allagash
|-
* ''[[Young Guns]]'' (1988)
| &#3648;&#3619;&#3634; || rao || {{IPA|[raw]}} || we
* ''[[1969 (film)|1969]]'' (1988), as Scott Denny
|-
* ''[[Renegades (1989 film)|Renegades]]'' (1989)
| &#3648;&#3586;&#3634; || khao || {{IPA|[kʰǎw]}} || he/she
* ''[[Young Guns II]]'' (1990) as Josiah Gordon 'Doc' Scurlock
|-
* ''[[Flatliners]]'' (1990)
| &#3617;&#3633;&#3609; || man || {{IPA|[mɑn]}} || it
* ''[[The Nutcracker Prince]]'' (1990), as the Nutcracker Prince
|-
* ''[[Flashback (film)|Flashback]]'' (1990) as John Buckner
| &#3614;&#3623;&#3585;&#3648;&#3586;&#3634; || phuak-khao || {{IPA|[pʰûɑk kʰǎw]}} ||they
* ''[[Article 99]]'' (1992) as Dr. Peter Morgan
|-
* ''[[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me]]'' (1992) as Sam Stanley
| &#3614;&#3637;&#3656; || phi || {{IPA|[pʰî&#720;]}} ||older brother or sister (often used loosely for older non-relatives)
* ''[[A Few Good Men]]'' (1992) as Lieutenant Jonathan James Kendrick
|-
* ''[[Last Light (1993 TV film)|Last Light]]'' (1993) as Denver Bayliss
| &#3609;&#3657;&#3629;&#3591; || nong || {{IPA|[nɔ&#769;&#720;ŋ]}} ||younger brother or sister (often used loosely for younger non-relatives)
* ''[[The Three Musketeers (1993 film)|The Three Musketeers]]'' (1993) as [[Athos]]
|}
* ''[[The Vanishing (1993 film)|The Vanishing]]'' (1993) as Jeff Harriman
* ''[[The Cowboy Way (film)|The Cowboy Way]]'' (1994) as Sonny Gilstrap
* ''[[Eye for an Eye (1996 film)|Eye for an Eye]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Freeway (1996 film)|Freeway]]'' (1996)
* ''[[A Time to Kill (film)|A Time to Kill]]'' (1996) as Freddie Lee Cobb<sup>2</sup>
* ''[[Armitage III: Poly-Matrix]]'' (1997) as Ross Sylibus
* ''[[Truth or Consequences, N.M. (film)|Truth or Consequences, N.M.]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Dark City]]'' (1998), as Dr. Daniel Schreber
* ''[[A Soldier's Sweetheart]]'' (1998) as Rat Kiley
* ''[[Break Up (film)|Break Up]]'' (1998) as John Box
* ''[[Ground Control (film)|Ground Control]]'' (1998) as Jack Harris
* ''[[Eye of the Killer]]'' (1999), as Detective Michael Hayden
* ''[[After Alice]]'' (1999), as Mickey Hayden
* ''[[Woman Wanted]]'' (2000) as Wendell Goddard<sup>3</sup>
* ''[[Picking Up the Pieces]]'' (2000) as Bobo
* ''[[The Right Temptation]]'' (2000) as Michael Farrow-Smith
* ''[[To End All Wars]]'' (2001) as Lt. Jim Reardon
* ''[[Desert Saints]]'' (2002) as Arthur Banks
* ''[[Dead Heat (2002 film)|Dead Heat]]
* ''[[Behind the Red Door]]'' (2002) as Roy
* ''[[The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration]]'' (2003), Bron ([[Littlefoot]]'s Father) ([[voice actor|voice]])
* ''[[Phone Booth (film)|Phone Booth]]'' (2002), as the nameless sniper
* ''[[Taking Lives (film)|Taking Lives]]'' (2004), as Hart
* ''[[The Flight That Fought Back]]'' (2005)(TV), as the Narrator
* ''[[River Queen]]'' (2005) as Doyle
* ''[[I Trust You To Kill Me (2006 rockumentary)|I Trust You To Kill Me]]'' (2006) as himself
* ''[[The Sentinel (2006 film)|The Sentinel]]'' (2006), as David Breckinridge
* ''[[The Wild]]'' (2006) as Samson the Lion (voice)
* ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'' (2001-) as Jack Bauer
* ''[[The Simpsons]]'' (2006-7), as the Colonel in "[[G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)]]"; as Jack Bauer in "[[24 Minutes]]"
* ''[[Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight]]'' (2007) as [[Raistlin Majere]] (voice)
* ''[[24 (film)|24]]'' (2008), as [[Jack Bauer]]
* ''[[Mirrors (film)|Mirrors]]'' (production to begin in 2007)
'''Notes:'''<br />
<sup>1</sup> ''The Bay Boy'' was Sutherland's first film role, for which he was nominated for the [[Genie Awards|Genie Award]] for best actor.<br />
<sup>2</sup> Appeared alongside his father, [[Donald Sutherland]]<br />
<sup>3</sup> Appeared alongside his mother, [[Shirley Douglas]]
 
===Particles Directing ===
* ''[[Last Light (TV movie)|Last Light]]'' (1993)
The [[Grammatical_particle|particle]]s are often untranslatable words added to the end of a sentence to indicate respect, a request, encouragement or other moods (similar to the use of [[intonation]] in English), as well as varying the level of formality. They are not used in written Thai. The most common particles indicating respect are &#3588;&#3619;&#3633;&#3610; (''khrap'', [[International phonetic alphabet|IPA]] {{IPA|[kɔrɑp]}} with a high tone, the "r" sound is usually omitted) for a man, and &#3588;&#3656;&#3632; (''kha'', [[International phonetic alphabet|IPA]] {{IPA|[kɔa]}}with a falling tone) for a woman; these can also be used to indicate an affirmative.
* ''[[Truth or Consequences, N.M. (film)|Truth or Consequences, N.M.]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Woman Wanted]]'' (2000)
 
== Awards and nominations ==
Other common particles are:
;[[DVD Exclusive Awards]]
* [[2003]]: nominated for best actor -- ''Dead Heat''
 
;[[Emmy Awards]]
{|{{prettytable}}
* [[2006]]: '''won for Outstanding Drama Series''' -- ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
!word || [[Royal Thai General System of Transcription|RTGS]] || [[International phonetic alphabet|IPA]] || meaning
* [[2006]]: '''won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series''' -- ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
|-
* [[2005]]: nominated for Outstanding Drama Series -- ''24''
| &#3592;&#3658;&#3632; || cha || {{IPA|[tɕaʔ]}} || indicating a request
* [[2005]]: nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series -- ''24''
|-
* [[2004]]: nominated for Outstanding Drama Series -- ''24''
| &#3592;&#3657;&#3632;, &#3592;&#3657;&#3634; or &#3592;&#3659;&#3634; || cha || {{IPA|[tɕa&#720;]}} || indicating emphasis
* [[2004]]: nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series -- ''24''
|-
* [[2003]]: nominated for Outstanding Drama Series -- ''24''
| &#3621;&#3632; or &#3621;&#3656;&#3632; || la || {{IPA|[laʔ]}} || indicating emphasis
* [[2003]]: nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series -- ''24''
|-
* [[2002]]: nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series -- ''24''
| &#3626;&#3636; || si || {{IPA|[siʔ]}} || indicating emphasis or an imperative
|-
| &#3609;&#3632; || na || {{IPA|[naʔ]}} || indicating a request
|}
 
;[[Genie Awards]]
==Phonology==
* [[1985]]: nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role -- ''The Bay Boy''
{{IPA notice}}
===Tones===
There are five phonemic tones: middle, low, high, rising and falling. They are indicated in the written script by a combination of the class of the initial consonant (high, mid or low), [[vowel length]] (long or short), closing consonant ([[unvoiced]]/[[Stop_consonant|plosive]] or [[voiced]]/[[sonorant]]) and sometimes one of four [[tone mark]]s. The tonal rules are shown in the following chart:
 
;[[Golden Globe Awards]]
{|{{prettytable100}}
* [[2007]]: nominated for Best Performance by an actor in a drama television series -- ''24''
!colspan="2" style="background: #ffc;"|tone of syllable
* [[2006]]: nominated for Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Drama Series -- ''24''
!colspan="3"|initial consonant
* [[2004]]: nominated for Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Drama Series -- ''24''
|-
* [[2003]]: nominated for Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Drama Series -- ''24''
!align="left"|tone mark||syllable composition||high class||mid class||low class
* [[2002]]: '''won for Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Drama Series''' -- ''24''
|-
||none||long vowel or vowel plus sonorant
|style="background: #ffc;"|rising
|style="background: #ffc;"|mid
|style="background: #ffc;"|mid
|-
|none||long vowel plus plosive
|style="background: #ffc;"|low
|style="background: #ffc;"|low
|style="background: #ffc;"|falling
|-
|none||short vowel at end or plus plosive
|style="background: #ffc;"|low
|style="background: #ffc;"|low
|style="background: #ffc;"|high
|-
|mai ek (&ndash;&#3656;)||any
|style="background: #ffc;"|low
|style="background: #ffc;"|low
|style="background: #ffc;"|falling
|-
|mai tho (&ndash;&#3657;)||any
|style="background: #ffc;"|falling
|style="background: #ffc;"|falling
|style="background: #ffc;"|high
|-
|mai tri (&ndash;&#3658;)||any
|style="background: #ffc;"|high
|style="background: #ffc;"|high
|style="background: #ffc;"|high
|-
|mai chattawa (&ndash;&#3659;)||any
|style="background: #ffc;"|rising
|style="background: #ffc;"|rising
|style="background: #ffc;"|rising
|}
 
;[[Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo|Monte-Carlo TV Festival]]
The letters &#3627; (high class) and sometimes &#3629; (mid class) are used as silent letters before another consonant to produce the correct tone. In polysyllabic words, an initial high class consonant with an implicit vowel renders the following syllable also high class.
* [[2006]]: '''won for Best International Producer''' -- ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
* [[2006]]: '''won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series''' -- ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
 
;[[MTV Movie Awards]]
There are a few exceptions to this system, notably the pronouns ''chan'' and ''khao'', which are both pronounced with a high tone rather than the rising tone indicated by the script (in an informal conversation, generally when these words are recited or read in public, they are pronouced in rising tone).
* [[2004]]: nominated for Best Villain -- ''Phone Booth''
* [[1997]]: nominated for Best Villain -- ''A Time to Kill''
 
;[[People's Choice Awards]]
===Consonants===
* [[2006]]: nominated for favorite male star -- ''24''
Thai distinguishes among three voice/aspiration patterns for plosive consonants:
*unvoiced, unaspirated
*unvoiced, aspirated
*voiced, unaspirated
 
;[[Satellite Awards]]
Where English has only a distinction between the voiced, unaspirated {{IPA|/b/}} and the unvoiced, aspirated {{IPA|/p/}}, Thai distinguishes a third sound which is neither voiced nor aspirated, which occurs in English only as an allophone of {{IPA|/p/}}, approximately the sound of the ''p'' in "spin." There is similarly an alveolar {{IPA|/t/}}, {{IPA|/t&#688;/}}, {{IPA|/d/}} triplet. In the velar series there is a {{IPA|/k/}}, {{IPA|/k&#688;/}} pair and in the postalveolar series the {{IPA|/t&#597;/}}, {{IPA|/t&#597;&#688;/}} pair.
* [[2003]]: '''won for Best Performance by an Actor in a Series''', Drama -- ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
* [[2002]]: '''won for Best Performance by an Actor in a Series''', Drama -- ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
 
;[[Screen Actor's Guild|Screen Actor Guild Awards]]
In each cell below, the first line indicates [[International Phonetic Alphabet]] (IPA), the second indicates the Thai characters in initial position (more letters appearing in the same box have identical pronunciation).
* [[2006]]: '''won for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series''' -- ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
* [[2005]]: nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series -- ''24''
* [[2005]]: nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series -- ''24''
* [[2004]]: '''won for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series''' -- ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
* [[2003]]: nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series -- ''24''
* [[2003]]: nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series -- ''24''
 
;Slamdunk Film Festival
{|{{prettytable100}}
* [[2000]]: '''won for Best Feature Film''' -- ''[[Woman Wanted]]''
!&nbsp;
!colspan="3"|[[Bilabial consonant|Bilabial]]
!colspan="1"|[[Labiodental consonant|Labio-<br />dental]]
!colspan="3"|[[Alveolar consonant|Alveolar]]
!colspan="2"|[[Postalveolar consonant|Post-<br />alveolar]]
!colspan="1"|[[Palatal consonant|Palatal]]
!colspan="3"|[[Velar consonant|Velar]]
!colspan="1"|[[Glottal consonant|Glottal]]
|-
!style="text-align: left;"|[[Plosive consonant|Plosive]]
|style="text-align: center;background: #ccf;"|{{IPA|[ p ]}}<br>&#3611;
|style="text-align: center;background: #ccf;"|{{IPA|[ p&#688; ]}}<br>&#3612;,&#3614;,&#3616;
|style="text-align: center;background: #ccf;"|{{IPA|[ b ]}}<br>&#3610;
|&nbsp;
|style="text-align: center;background: #cfc;"|{{IPA|[ t ]}}<br>&#3599;,&#3605;
|style="text-align: center;background: #cfc;"|{{IPA|[ t&#688; ]}}<br>&#3600;,&#3602;,&#3607;,&#3608;
|style="text-align: center;background: #cfc;"|{{IPA|[ d ]}}<br>&#3598;,&#3601;,&#3604;
|colspan="2"|&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|style="text-align: center;background: #fcc;"|{{IPA|[ k ]}}<br>&#3585;
|style="text-align: center;background: #fcc;"|{{IPA|[ k&#688; ]}}<br>&#3586;,&#3587;,&#3588;,&#3589;,&#3590;
|&nbsp;
|style="text-align: center;background: #ccc;"|{{IPA|[ &#660; ]}}<br><sup>*</sup>
|-
!style="text-align: left;"|[[Nasal consonant|Nasal]]
|colspan="2"|&nbsp;
|style="text-align: center;background: #ccf;"|{{IPA|[ m ]}}<br>&#3617;
|&nbsp;
|colspan="2"|&nbsp;
|style="text-align: center;background: #cfc;"|{{IPA|[ n ]}}<br>&#3603;,&#3609;
|colspan="2"|&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|colspan="2"|&nbsp;
|style="text-align: center;background: #fcc;"|{{IPA|[ &#331; ]}}<br>&#3591;
|&nbsp;
|-
!style="text-align: left;"|[[Fricative consonant|Fricative]]
|colspan="3"|&nbsp;
|style="text-align: center;background: #ccf;"|{{IPA|[ f ]}}<br>&#3613;,&#3615;
|style="text-align: center;background: #ffc;"|{{IPA|[ s ]}}<br>&#3595;,&#3624;,&#3625;,&#3626;
|colspan="2"|&nbsp;
|colspan="2"|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|colspan="3"|&nbsp;
|style="text-align: center;background: #ccc;"|{{IPA|[ h ]}}<br>&#3627;,&#3630;
|-
!style="text-align: left;"|[[Affricate consonant|Affricate]]
|colspan="3"|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|colspan="3"|&nbsp;
|style="text-align: center;background: #fcf;"|{{IPA|[ t&#597; ]}}<br>&#3592;
|style="text-align: center;background: #fcf;"|{{IPA|[ t&#597;&#688; ]}}<br>&#3593;, &#3594;, &#3596;
|&nbsp;
|colspan="3"|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!style="text-align: left;"|[[Trill consonant|Trill]]
|colspan="3"|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|colspan="2"|&nbsp;
|style="text-align: center;background: #cff;"|{{IPA|[ r ]}}<br>&#3619;
|colspan="2"|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|colspan="3"|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!style="text-align: left;"|[[Approximant consonant|Approximant]]
|colspan="3"|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|colspan="3"|&nbsp;
|colspan="2"|&nbsp;
|style="text-align: center;background: #cff;"|{{IPA|[ j ]}}<br>&#3597;,&#3618;
|colspan="2"|&nbsp;
|style="text-align: center;background: #cff;"|{{IPA|[ w ]}}<br>&#3623;
|&nbsp;
|-
!style="text-align: left;"|[[Lateral approximant consonant|Lateral<br />approximant]]
|colspan="3"|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|colspan="2"|&nbsp;
|style="text-align: center;background: #cff;"|{{IPA|[ l ]}}<br>&#3621;,&#3628;
|colspan="2"|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|colspan="3"|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
|}
 
;[[Teen Choice Awards]]
<sup>*</sup> the glottal plosive is implied after a short vowel without final, or the silent &#3629; before a vowel.
* [[2006]]: nominated for Choice TV Actor - Drama/Action Adventure -- ''24''
 
;Television Critics Association Awards
=== Vowels ===
* [[2006]]: nominated for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Drama -- ''24''
The basic vowels of the Thai language, from front to back and close to open, are given in the following table, The top entry in every cell is the symbol from the [[International phonetic alphabet]], the second entry gives the spelling in the [[Thai alphabet]], where a dash (&ndash;) indicates the position of the initial consonant after which the vowel is pronounced. A second dash indicates that a final consonant must follow.
* [[2005]]: nominated for Individual Achievement in Drama -- ''24''
* [[2004]]: nominated for Individual Achievement in Drama -- ''24''
* [[2003]]: nominated for Individual Achievement in Drama -- ''24''
* [[2002]]: nominated for Individual Achievement in Drama -- ''24''
 
;Western Heritage Awards
{|{{prettytable100}}
* [[1989]]: '''won Theatrical Motion Picture''' -- ''[[Young Guns]]''
|-
!&nbsp;
!align="center" | '''[[Front vowel|Front]]'''
!align="center" | '''[[Central vowel|Central]]'''
!align="center" | '''[[Back vowel|Back]]'''
|-
!align="left" |'''[[Close vowel|Close]]'''
|align="center"|{{IPA|i}}<br />(&ndash;&#3637;, &ndash;&#3636;)
|align="center"|{{IPA|ɯ}}<br />(&ndash;&#3639;, &ndash;&#3638;)
|align="center"|{{IPA|u}}<br />(&ndash;&#3641;, &ndash;&#3640;)
|-
!align="left" |'''[[Close-mid vowel|Close-mid]]'''
|align="center"|{{IPA|e}}<br />(&#3648;&ndash;, &#3648;&ndash;&#3632;)
|align="center"|{{IPA|ɤ}}<br />(&#3648;&ndash;&#3636; &ndash;, &#3648;&ndash;&#3636;&#3629;)
|align="center"|{{IPA|o}}<br />(&#3650;&ndash;, &#3650;&ndash;&#3632;)
|-
!align="left" |'''[[Open-mid vowel|Open-mid]]'''
|align="center"|{{IPA|ɛ}}<br />(&#3649;&ndash;, &#3649;&ndash;&#3632;)
|align="center"|&nbsp;
|align="center"|{{IPA|&#596;}}<br />(&ndash;&#3629;, &#3648;&ndash;&#3634;&#3632;)
|-
!align="left" |'''[[Open vowel|Open]]'''
|align="center"|{{IPA|a}}<br />(&ndash;&#3634;, &ndash;&#3632;)
|align="center"|&nbsp;
|align="center"| {{IPA|&#593;}}<br />(&ndash;&#3633;, &#3619;&#3619;)
|}
 
== References ==
The vowels each exist in [[vowel length|long-short pairs]]: these are distinct [[phoneme]]s forming unrelated words in Thai, but usually transliterated the same: &#3648;&#3586;&#3634; (''khao'') means he or she, while &#3586;&#3634;&#3623; (''khao'') means white.
<div class="references-small"><references/></div>
 
==External links==
The long-short pairs are as follows:
*{{imdb name|0000662|Kiefer Sutherland}}
*{{nndb name|912/000022846|Kiefer Sutherland}}
*[http://www.commonsense.com/internet-safety-guide/national-internet-safety-partners.php#ad Kiefer Sutherland Public Service Announcement on Internet Safety]
 
=== Interviews and articles ===
{|{{prettytable100}}
*[http://www.askmen.com/men/entertainment_200/203_kiefer_sutherland.html Ask Men article]
!colspan="3"|Long
*[http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/complexities-of-modern-hero/2006/06/14/1149964545031.html ''The Age'' interview]
!colspan="3"|Short
*[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/profile/story/9596933/alone_in_the_dark_with_kiefer_sutherland Rolling Stone profile]
|-
!Thai
!IPA
!Explanation
!Thai
!IPA
!Explanation
|-
|&ndash;&#x0E32;
|{{IPA|a&#720;}}||a in "father"
|&ndash;&#x0E30;
|{{IPA|a}}||u in "nut"
|-
|&ndash;&#x0E35;
|{{IPA|i&#720;}}||ee in "see"
|&ndash;&#x0E34;
|{{IPA|i}}||y in "greedy"
|-
|&ndash;&#x0E39;
|{{IPA|u&#720;}}||ue in "blue"
|&ndash;&#x0E38;
|{{IPA|u}}||oo in "look"
|-
|&#x0E40;&ndash;
|{{IPA|e&#720;}}||a in "lame"
|&#3648;&ndash;&#3632;
|{{IPA|e}}||e in "set"
|-
|&#x0E41;&ndash;
|{{IPA|ɛ&#720;}}<td>a in "ham"
|&#3649;&ndash;&#3632;
|{{IPA|ɛ}}||a in "at"
|-
|&ndash;&#x0E37;
|{{IPA|ɯ&#720;}}||u in French "dur" (long)
|&ndash;&#x0E36;
|{{IPA|ɯ}}||u in French "du" (short)
|-
|&#3648;&ndash;&#3629;
|{{IPA|ɤ&#720;}}||u in "burn" (long)
|&#3648;&ndash;&#3629;&#3632;
|{{IPA|ɤ}}||u in "burn" (short)
|-
|&#x0E42;&ndash;
|{{IPA|o&#720;}}||ow in "bowl"
|&#x0E42;&ndash;&#x0E30;
|{{IPA|o}}||oa in "boat"
|-
|&ndash;&#3629;
|{{IPA|&#596;&#720;}}||aw in "raw"
|&#3648;&ndash;&#3634;&#3632;
|{{IPA|&#596;}}||o in "for"
|}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sutherland, Kiefer}}
The basic vowels can be combined into [[diphthong]]s as follows:
 
{|{{prettytable100}}
!colspan="3"|Long
!colspan="3"|Short
|-
!Thai
!IPA
!Explanation
!Thai
!IPA
!Explanation
|-
|&ndash;&#3634;&#3618;
|{{IPA|a&#720;j}}||I in "I" (stressed)
|&#x0E44;&ndash;, &#x0E43;&ndash;, &#3652;&ndash;&#3618;
|{{IPA|&#593;j}}||I in "I"
|-
|&ndash;&#3634;&#3623;
|{{IPA|a&#720;w}}||ao in "Lao"
|&#x0E40;&ndash;&#x0E32;
|{{IPA|aw}}||ow in "cow"
|-
|&#3648;&ndash;&#3637;&#3618;
|{{IPA|i&#720;a}}||ea in "ear" (long)
|&#x0E40;&ndash;&#x0E35;&#x0E22;&#x0E30;
|{{IPA|ia}}||ea in "ear"
|-
|&ndash;
|&ndash;
|&ndash;
|&ndash;&#3636;&#3623;
|{{IPA|iw}}||ew in "new" (short)
|-
|&ndash;&#3633;&#3623;
|{{IPA|u&#720;a}}||ewe in "newer"
|&ndash;&#3633;&#3623;&#3632;
|{{IPA|ua}}||ure in "pure" (short)
|-
|&ndash;&#3641;&#3618;
|{{IPA|u&#720;j}}||ooee in "cooee!"
|&ndash;&#3640;&#3618;
|{{IPA|uj}}||uey in "bluey"
|-
|&#3648;&ndash;&#3623;
|{{IPA|e&#720;w}}||a in "lame" + o in "poke"
|&#3648;&ndash;&#3655;&#3623;
|{{IPA|ew}}||e in "set" + o in "poke"
|-
|&#3649;&ndash;&#3623;
|{{IPA|ɛ&#720;w}}||a in "ham" + o in "poke"
|&ndash;
|&ndash;
|&ndash;
|-
|&#3648;&ndash;&#3639;&#3629;
|{{IPA|ɯ&#720;a}}||u in French "dur" + a in "father"
|&ndash;
|&ndash;
|&ndash;
|-
|&#3648;&ndash;&#3618;
|{{IPA|ɤ&#720;j}}||u in "burn" + y in "yes"
|&ndash;
|&ndash;
|&ndash;
|-
|&ndash;&#3629;&#3618;
|{{IPA|&#596;&#720;j}}||oy in "boy" (long)
|&ndash;
|&ndash;
|&ndash;
|-
|&#3650;&ndash;&#3618;
|{{IPA|o&#720;j}}
|oe in "Chloe"
|&ndash;
|&ndash;
|&ndash;
|}
 
Additionally, there are three [[triphthong]]s, all of which are long:
 
{|{{prettytable100}}
!colspan="3"|Long
|-
!Thai
!IPA
!Explanation
|-
|&#3648;&ndash;&#3637;&#3618;&#3623;
|{{IPA|iow}}
|ee + aow
|-
|&ndash;&#3623;&#3618;
|{{IPA|u&#603;j}}
|oo + I in "I"
|-
|&#3648;&ndash;&#3639;&#3629;&#3618;
|{{IPA|ɯ&#603;j}}
|u in French "dur" + I in "I"
|}
 
For a guide to written vowels, see the [[Thai alphabet]] page.
 
==Vocabulary==
 
Other than [[compound word]]s and words of foreign origin, most words are [[syllable|monosyllabic]]. Historically, words have most often been imported from [[Sanskrit]] and [[Pali]]; [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] terminology was a particularly fruitful source of these. Since the beginning of the [[20th century]], however, the [[English language]] has been the greatest influence.
 
Thailand also uses a distinctive [[Thai six hour clock|six hour clock]] in addition to the [[24 hour clock]].
 
==References==
*Higbie, James and Thinsan, Snea. ''Thai Reference Grammar. The Structure of Spoken Thai''. Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2003. ISBN 9748304965.
 
*Segaller, Denis. ''Thai Without Tears: A Guide to Simple Thai Speaking''. Bangkok: BMD Book Mags, 1999. ISBN 9748711528.
 
*Smyth, David. ''Thai. An Essential Grammar''. London: Routledge, 2002. ISBN 0415226147.
 
==External links==
{{InterWiki|code=th}}
* [http://wikitravel.org/en/Thai_phrasebook Thai phrasebook in wikitravel]
* [http://www.ethnologue.org/show_language.asp?code=THJ Ethnologue write-up on Thai]
* [http://www.thai-language.com/ Thai-language.com]
* [http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/sampa/thai.htm IPA and SAMPA for Thai]
* [http://www.kisa.ca/thai Thai learning resources] (kisa.ca)
* [http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/Thai-english/ Websters Thai-English Dictionary]
* [http://www.oup.co.uk/isbn/0-19-861068-8?view=00&promo=webiol Oxford English-Thai Dictionary]
* [http://lexitron.nectec.or.th/ LEXiTRON Thai-English, English-Thai Dictionary]
* [http://www.suparsit.com/ Parsit English-Thai Web Translation]
* [http://longdo.ex.nii.ac.jp/ Longdo Thai-English/French/German/Japanese Dictionary]
* [http://www.thai2english.com/ Thai-English Transliteration and Dictionary]
* [http://www.learningthai.com/ Learningthai.com Thai Language Resources]
* [http://www.geocities.com/siamsmile365/thaiparticles/thaiparticles.htm Thai Particles] (Large list of Thai particles with explanations and example sentences).
* [http://www.guidetothailand.com/thai-script-phrases.htm GuidetoThailand] (Thai script phrase cards on printer friendly pages.)
 
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[[bg:Кийфър Съдърланд]]
[[bg:&#1058;&#1072;&#1081;&#1089;&#1082;&#1080; &#1077;&#1079;&#1080;&#1082;]]
[[da:Kiefer Sutherland]]
[[de:Thailändische Sprache]]
[[etde:TaiKiefer keelSutherland]]
[[eoet:TajaKiefer lingvoSutherland]]
[[fies:ThainKiefer kieliSutherland]]
[[fr:ThaïKiefer Sutherland]]
[[ko:타이어키퍼 (언어)서덜랜드]]
[[msit:BahasaKiefer ThaiSutherland]]
[[he:קיפר סאתרלנד]]
[[nl:Thai (taal)]]
[[idlb:BahasaKiefer ThailandSutherland]]
[[nl:Kiefer Sutherland]]
[[ja:&#12479;&#12452;&#35486;]]
[[ja:キーファー・サザーランド]]
[[nn:thai]]
[[rono:LimbaKiefer thailandezăSutherland]]
[[svpl:ThailändskaKiefer Sutherland]]
[[pt:Kiefer Sutherland]]
[[th:&#3616;&#3634;&#3625;&#3634;&#3652;&#3607;&#3618;]]
[[simple:Kiefer Sutherland]]
[[zh:&#27888;&#35821;]]
[[plfi:J&#281;zykKiefer tajskiSutherland]]
[[sv:Kiefer Sutherland]]
[[zh:基夫·修打蘭]]
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