Learn the Thai alphabet and writing system from scratch. This guide covers every character you need to read and write Thai.
Thai has 44 consonants divided into 3 classes that determine the tone of a syllable:
Thai has 32+ vowel forms. Vowels can appear before, after, above, below, or around the consonant they modify. Vowels come in short and long pairs which affect meaning.
4 written tone marks (่ ้ ๊ ๋) modify the tone of a syllable. Combined with consonant class and vowel length, they produce the 5 Thai tones.
Thai has its own digit system: ๐ ๑ ๒ ๓ ๔ ๕ ๖ ๗ ๘ ๙. Both Arabic and Thai numerals are used in everyday life.