The Thai alphabet consists of 44 characters and 21 sounds. Some characters may have different appearances but are pronounced the same. Additionally, the Thai language has three classes: high class consonants, middle class consonants, and low class consonants.
** ก = Thai script(goor is initial sounds and gai is the name of the script in Thai ) **
🔴 = high class consonants means initial sounds with high tone
🟡= middle class consonants means initial sounds with middle tone
🟢 = low class consonants means initial sounds with low tone
ก (goor gai) Chicken |
ข (koor kai) Egg |
ฃ (koor kuat) Bottle |
ค (koor kwaai) Buffalo |
ฅ (koor kon) Person |
ฆ (koor ra kang) Bell |
ง (ngoor nguu) Snake |
จ (joor jaan) Plate |
ฉ (choor ching) Small cymbal |
ช (choor chaang) Elephant |
ซ (soor soo) Chain |
ฌ (choor cher) A kind of tree |
ญ (yoor ying) A woman |
ฎ (door cha daa) A kind of spear |
ฏ (dtoor pba tak) Headdress |
ฐ (toor taan) Pedestal |
ฑ (toor mon too) The queen |
ฒ (toor puu tao) Old man |
ณ (noor neen) Yong monk |
ด (door dek) Child |
ต (dtoor dtao) Turtle |
ถ (toor tung) Bag |
ท (toor ta haan) Soldier |
ธ (toor tong) Flag |
น (noor nuu) Mouse |
บ (boor bai maai) Leaf |
ป (pboor bplaa) Fish |
ผ (poor pueng) Bee |
ฝ (foor faa) Lid |
พ (poor paan) Tray |
ฟ (foor faa) Tooth |
ภ (poor sam pao) Junk boat |
ม (moor maa) Horse |
ย (goor yaak) Giant |
ร (roor ruuea) Boat |
ล (loor ling) Monkey |
ว (woor waaen) Ring |
ศ (soor saa laa) Pavilion |
ษ (soor rue sii) Hermit |
ส (soor suuea) Tiger |
ห (hoor hiip) A kind of box |
ฬ (loor ju laa) A kind of kite |
อ (oor aang) Basin |
ฮ (hoor nok huuk) Owl |