ก
gaw gài
chicken
InitialgFinalk
Thai alphabet chart
All 44 Thai consonants and 32 vowel and special forms, with pronunciation audio.
Mid-class consonants
9 lettersจ
jaw jaan
plate
InitialjFinalt
ฎ
daw chá-daa
headdress
InitialdFinalt
ฏ
dtaw bpà-dtàk
goad
InitialdtFinalt
ด
daw dèk
child
InitialdFinalt
ต
dtaw dtào
turtle
InitialdtFinalt
บ
baw bai mái
leaf
InitialbFinalp
ป
bpaw bplaa
fish
InitialbpFinalp
อ
aw àang
basin
InitialsilentFinal–
High-class consonants
11 lettersข
khǎw khài
egg
InitialkhFinalk
ฃ
khǎw khùat
bottle
InitialkhFinalk
ฉ
chǎw chìng
cymbals
InitialchFinal–
ฐ
thǎw thǎan
base
InitialthFinalt
ถ
thǎw thǔng
bag
InitialthFinalt
ผ
phǎw phûeng
bee
InitialphFinal–
ฝ
fǎw fǎa
lid
InitialfFinal–
ศ
sǎw sǎa-laa
pavilion
InitialsFinalt
ษ
sǎw rue-sǐi
hermit
InitialsFinalt
ส
sǎw sǔea
tiger
InitialsFinalt
ห
hǎw hìip
chest
InitialhFinal–
Low-class consonants
24 lettersค
khaw khwaai
buffalo
InitialkhFinalk
ฅ
khaw khon
person
InitialkhFinalk
ฆ
khaw rá-khang
bell
InitialkhFinalk
ง
ngaw nguu
snake
InitialngFinalng
ช
chaw cháang
elephant
InitialchFinalt
ซ
saw sôo
chain
InitialsFinalt
ฌ
chaw cher
tree
InitialchFinal–
ญ
yaw yǐng
woman
InitialyFinaln
ฑ
thaw mon-thoh
Montho
InitialthFinalt
ฒ
thaw phûu-thâo
elder
InitialthFinalt
ณ
naw nayn
novice monk
InitialnFinaln
ท
thaw thá-hǎan
soldier
InitialthFinalt
ธ
thaw thong
flag
InitialthFinalt
น
naw nǔu
mouse
InitialnFinaln
พ
phaw phaan
tray
InitialphFinalp
ฟ
faw fan
tooth
InitialfFinalp
ภ
phaw sǎm-phao
junk boat
InitialphFinalp
ม
maw máa
horse
InitialmFinalm
ย
yaw yák
giant
InitialyFinaly
ร
raw ruea
boat
InitialrFinaln
ล
law ling
monkey
InitiallFinaln
ว
waw wǎen
ring
InitialwFinalw
ฬ
law jù-laa
kite
InitiallFinaln
ฮ
haw nók-hûuk
owl
InitialhFinal–
Vowels & special forms
32 forms◌ะ
sà-rà a
short a sound
◌า
sà-rà aa
long aa sound
◌ิ
sà-rà i
short i sound
◌ี
sà-rà ii
long ii sound
◌ึ
sà-rà ue
short ue sound
◌ือ
sà-rà uue
long ue sound
◌ุ
sà-rà u
short u sound
◌ู
sà-rà uu
long uu sound
เ◌ะ
sà-rà e
short eh sound
เ◌
sà-rà ay
long ay sound
แ◌ะ
sà-rà ae
short ae sound
แ◌
sà-rà aae
long ae sound
โ◌ะ
sà-rà o
short o sound
โ◌
sà-rà oh
long oh sound
เ◌าะ
sà-rà aw
short aw sound
◌อ
sà-rà aaw
long aw sound
เ◌อะ
sà-rà er
short er sound
เ◌อ
sà-rà er
long er sound
เ◌ียะ
sà-rà ia
short ia sound
เ◌ีย
sà-rà iia
long ia sound
เ◌ือะ
sà-rà uea
short uea sound
เ◌ือ
sà-rà uuea
long uea sound
◌ัวะ
sà-rà ua
short ua sound
◌ัว
sà-rà uua
long ua sound
◌ำ
sà-rà am
am sound
ไ◌
sà-rà ai mái-má-laai
ai sound
ใ◌
sà-rà ai mái-múan
ai sound
เ◌า
sà-rà ao
ao sound
ฤ
rúe
special vocalic rue/ri/roe character
ฤๅ
ruue
long vocalic rue character
ฦ
lúe
rare vocalic lue character
ฦๅ
luue
long rare vocalic lue character
How to use the Thai alphabet chart
Thai letter names
Thai consonants have naming words, similar to “A for apple”. ก is gaw gài: gài means chicken. The English word on each consonant card translates its naming word.
Initial and final sounds
Tap a speaker to hear a letter. Initial is its sound at the start of a syllable; final is its sound at the end. A dash means no final sound is listed.
Consonant classes and tones
Mid, high and low are consonant classes. A syllable’s tone depends on its starting class, vowel length, ending and tone mark.
Nine letters in the mid class. The class is one part of working out a syllable’s tone.
Eleven high-class letters. Listen to the full letter name, then compare the initial and final sounds.
Twenty-four low-class letters. Different letters can share a sound while belonging to different classes.
Vowels and special forms
Vowel signs can sit before, after, above or below a consonant. The dotted circle shows where the consonant goes. This chart also includes the rare vocalic forms.
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