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Thai Alphabet
Thai Script
The Thai alphabet has 44 consonants, 15 vowel symbols, and 4 tone marks. It is an abugida derived from Khmer script. Thai is written without spaces between words.
Consonants (พยัญชนะ)
| Character | Name | Romanization | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ก | Ko Kai | g / k | like 'g' in 'go' (initial) |
| ข | Kho Khai | kh | like 'k' in 'key' (aspirated) |
| ค | Kho Khwai | kh | like 'k' in 'key' (low class) |
| ง | Ngo Ngu | ng | like 'ng' in 'sing' |
| จ | Cho Chan | j / ch | like 'j' in 'jam' |
| ช | Cho Chang | ch | like 'ch' in 'cheese' (aspirated) |
| ซ | So So | s | like 's' in 'sun' |
| ด | Do Dek | d / t | like 'd' in 'dog' |
| ต | To Tao | t | like 't' in 'top' |
| ถ | Tho Thahan | th | like 't' in 'top' (aspirated) |
| น | No Nu | n | like 'n' in 'night' |
| บ | Bo Baimai | b / p | like 'b' in 'book' |
| ป | Po Pla | p | like 'p' in 'pen' |
| ผ | Pho Phueng | ph | like 'p' in 'pen' (aspirated) |
| พ | Pho Phan | ph | like 'p' in 'pen' (aspirated, low class) |
| ฝ | Fo Fa | f | like 'f' in 'fan' |
| ฟ | Fo Fan | f | like 'f' in 'fan' (low class) |
| ม | Mo Ma | m | like 'm' in 'moon' |
| ย | Yo Yak | y | like 'y' in 'yes' |
| ร | Ro Rua | r | a rolled 'r' |
| ล | Lo Ling | l | like 'l' in 'lamp' |
| ว | Wo Waen | w | like 'w' in 'water' |
| ส | So Suea | s | like 's' in 'sun' |
| ห | Ho Hip | h | like 'h' in 'house' |
| อ | O Ang | silent / ʔ | glottal stop or vowel carrier |
Tone Marks (วรรณยุกต์)
| Character | Name | Romanization | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ่ | Mai Ek | low/falling | falling tone mark |
| ้ | Mai Tho | falling/low | falling or low tone mark |
| ๊ | Mai Tri | high | high tone mark |
| ๋ | Mai Chattawa | rising | rising tone mark |