Thai alphabet ()

Consonants ( )

ko khai

kho khai

kho khuat

kho khwai

kho khon

kho rakhang

ngo ngu

cho chan

k/k

kh/k

kh/k

kh/k

kh/k

kh/k

ng/ng

ch/t

k/k
mid

k/k
high

k/k
high

k/k
low

k/k
low

k/k
low

/
low

/t
mid

cho ching

cho chang

so so

cho choe

yo ying

do cha-da

to pa-tak

tho than

ch/-

ch/t

s/t

ch/-

y/n

d/t

t/t

th/t

/high

/t
low

s/t
low

t/low

j/n
low

d/t
mid

t/t
mid

t/t
high

tho montho

tho phuthao

no nen

do dek

to tao

tho thung

tho thahan

tho thong

th/t

th/t

n/n

d/t

t/t

th/t

th/t

th/t

t/t
low

t/t
low

n/n
low

d/t
mid

t/t
mid

t/t
high

t/t
low

t/t
low

no nu

bo baimai

po pla

pho phueng

fo fa

pho phan

fo fan

pho samphao

n/n

b/p

p/p

ph/-

f/-

ph/p

f/p

ph/p

n/n
low

b/p
mid

[p/p]
mid

p/high

f/high

p/p
low

f/p
low

p/p
low

mo ma

yo yak

ro ruea

lo ling

wo waen

so sala

so rue-si

so suea

m/m

y/y

r/n

l/n

w/w

s/t

s/t

s/t

m/m
low

[j/j]
low

r/n
low

l/n
low

w/w
low

s/t
high

s/t
high

s/t
high

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ho hip

lo chu-la

o ang

ho nok-huk

h/-

l/n

h/-

Notes
The sounds represented by some consonants change when they are used at the end of a syllable (indicated by the letters on the right of the slash). Some consonants can only be used at the beginning of a syllable. Duplicate consonants represent different Sanskrit and Pali consonants sounds which are pronounced identically in Thai.

Vowel diacritics ()

ue

ue

ue

e ae

ae

ae o

o o o

oe oe

oe

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Diphthongs

ia
ia

ua
ua

ua
ua

ua
ua

ia
ia

uea
a

uea
a

io
iu/iw

eo
eu/ew

eo
eu/ew

ao
au/aw

aeo
u/w

ao
au

iao
iau/iaw

ai
ai/aj

ai
ai/aj

ai
ai/aj

ai
ai/aj

ai
ai/aj

oi
i/j

oi
i/j

oi
oi/oj

ui
ui/uj

oei
i/j

rue
r/ri

uai
uai/uaj

ueai
ai/aj

am
am

rue
r

lue
l

lue
l

silences consonant

The vowel diacritics are shown with the letter o ang (), which acts as a silent vowel carrier at the beginning of words that start with a vowel.

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Punctuation

dtaa gai

beginning of a new paragraph

khoh muut

marks the end of a story

Tone markers

mai ehk

low tone

mai toh

falling tone

maai dtree

high tone

maai jat dta waa

rising tone

Tone indication Open syllables unmarked Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 mid rising mid Closed syllables *

low low falling

falling falling high

short vowel low low high

long vowel low low falling

* Closed syllables are those ending with p, t or k

Numerals ()

_ sun neung 0 1 song 2 sam 3 _ si 4 ha 5 hok 6 chet 7 paet 8 kao 9 sip 10

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