Today I will teach you the Thai alphabet. If you follow everything provided in this page, you will be able to read, write and pronounce the Thai letters quickly and easily. I'm providing the sound so that you can hear the pronunciation of the characters. Thai contains 26 letters (consonants and vowels). Below you will find the letters, the pronunciation and sound.
| ก | [k] like ko kai |
| ข | [kh] like kho khai |
| ฃ | [kh] like kho khuat |
| ค | [kh] like kho khwai |
| ฅ | [kh] like kho khon |
| ฆ | [kh] like kho ra-khang |
| ง | [ng] like ngo ngu |
| จ | [ch] like cho chan |
| ฉ | [ch] like cho ching |
| ช | [ch] like cho chang |
| ซ | [s] like so so |
| ฌ | [ch] like cho choe |
| ญ | [y] like yo ying |
| ฎ | [d] like do cha-da |
| ฏ | [t] like to pa-tak |
| ฐ | [th] like tho than |
| ฑ | [th] like tho montho |
| ฒ | [th] like tho phu-thao |
| ณ | [n] like no nen |
| ด | [d] like do dek |
| ต | [t] like to tao |
| ถ | [th] like tho thung |
| ท | [th] like tho thahan |
| ธ | [th] like tho thong |
| น | [n] like no nu |
| บ | [b] like bo baimai |
| ป | [p] like po pla |
| ผ | [ph] like pho phueng |
| ฝ | [f] like fo fa |
| พ | [ph] like pho phan |
| ฟ | [f] like fo fan |
| ภ | [ph] like pho sam-phao |
| ม | [m] like mo ma |
| ย | [y] like yo yak |
| ร | [r] like ro ruea |
| ล | [l] like lo ling |
| ว | [w] like wo waen |
| ศ | [s] like so sala |
| ษ | [s] like so rue-si |
| ส | [s] like so suea |
| ห | [h] like ho hip |
| ฬ | [l] like lo chu-la |
| อ | [*] like o ang |
| ฮ | [h] like ho nok-huk |
After looking into the consonanct, now let's look at the vowels in Thai.
| – | [a] like nut |
| – – | [o] like boat |
| –รร | [an] like tun |
| –รร– | [a] like nut |
| –รรม | [am] like hum |
| –ว– | [ua] like newer |
| –วย | [uai] like buoy |
| –อ | [o] like saw |
| –็อ– | [o] like not |
| –อย | [oi] like boy |
| –ะ | [a] like nut |
| –ั – | [a] like nut |
| –ัย | [ai] like hi |
| –ัว | [ua] like newer |
| –ัวะ | [ua] like sewer |
| –า | [a] like father |
| –าย | [ai] like bye |
| –าว | [ao] like now |
| –ำ | [am] like sum |
| –ิ | [i] like greedy |
| –ิว | [io] like new |
| –ี | [i] like see |
| –ึ | [ue] like hue |
| –ื | [ue] like fur |
| –ุ | [u] like look |
| –ู | [u] like too |
| เ– | [e] like lame |
| เ–็ – | [e] like neck |
| เ–ะ | [e] like neck |
| เ–ย | [oei] like burn |
| เ–อ | [oe] like burn |
| เ–อะ | [oe] like the |
| เ–ิ – | [oe] like the |
| เ–ว | [eo] like rainbow |
| เ–า | [ao] like cow |
| เ–าะ | [o] like not |
| เ–ีย | [ia] like ear |
| เ–ียะ | [ia] like ear |
| เ–ียว | [iao] like trio |
| เ–ือ | [uea] like pure |
| เ–ือะ | [uea] like pure |
| แ– | [ae] like ham |
| แ–ะ | [ae] like at |
| แ–็ – | [ae] like at |
| แ–ว | [aeo] like |
| โ– | [o] like go |
| โ–ะ | [o] like poke |
| ใ– | [ai] like I |
| ไ– | [ai] like I |
| ฤ | [rue] like Krishna |
| ฤๅ | [rue] like |
| ฦ | [lue] like leak |
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