Thai Alphabet | อักษรไทย
The Thai alphabet consists of 44 consonants and 15 vowel symbols. It is an abugida script written from left to right without spaces between words.
ก
Ko Kai
k
ข
Kho Khai
kh
ค
Kho Khwai
kh
ง
Ngo Ngu
ng
จ
Cho Chan
ch
ฉ
Cho Ching
ch
ช
Cho Chang
ch
ซ
So So
s
ญ
Yo Ying
y
ฎ
Do Chada
d
ฏ
To Patak
t
ฐ
Tho Than
th
ฑ
Tho Montho
th
ฒ
Tho Phuthao
th
ณ
No Nen
n
ด
Do Dek
d
ต
To Tao
t
ถ
Tho Thung
th
ท
Tho Thahan
th
ธ
Tho Thong
th
น
No Nu
n
บ
Bo Baimai
b
ป
Po Pla
p
ผ
Pho Phung
ph
ฝ
Fo Fa
f
พ
Pho Phan
ph
ฟ
Fo Fan
f
ภ
Pho Samphao
ph
ม
Mo Ma
m
ย
Yo Yak
y
ร
Ro Rua
r
ล
Lo Ling
l
ว
Wo Waen
w
ศ
So Sala
s
ษ
So Rusi
s
ส
So Sua
s
ห
Ho Hip
h
ฬ
Lo Chula
l
อ
O Ang
o
ฮ
Ho Nokhuk
h
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About the Thai Alphabet
The Thai alphabet is an abugida script with inherent vowel sounds. Vowel symbols are written above, below, before, or after consonants.
History
The Thai script was created in 1283 CE by King Ramkhamhaeng, based on Khmer and Mon scripts, which themselves derived from South Indian Brahmi.
Key Features
- Written from left to right
- 44 consonants
- 15 vowel symbols
- Abugida script
- No spaces between words
- Tone marks indicate pronunciation