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Click directly on the keys to type Thai characters. Consonants are shown in blue rows, vowels in purple rows, tone marks in orange, and special marks in teal.
Use phonetic mappings like 'k' for ก (ko kai), 'kh' for ข (kho khai), 'ng' or 'g' for ง (ngo ngu). Shift key gives alternate forms: K=ข, S=ศ, P=ผ.
Thai distinguishes aspirated sounds. Use 'kh' for ข, 'th' for ถ, 'ph' for ผ, 'ch' for ฉ. Add numbers for variants: kh3=ค, th3=ท, ph2=พ.
Thai has 44 consonants divided into three classes that affect tone. Below are all consonants with their romanization and class.
| Type | Character | Name | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
k | ก | Ko Kai (ก ไก่) - chicken | Mid |
K/kh | ข | Kho Khai (ข ไข่) - egg | High |
kh2 | ฃ | Kho Khuat (ฃ ขวด) - bottle [obsolete] | High |
kh3 | ค | Kho Khwai (ค ควาย) - buffalo | Low |
kh4 | ฅ | Kho Khon (ฅ คน) - person [obsolete] | Low |
G/kh5 | ฆ | Kho Rakhang (ฆ ระฆัง) - bell | Low |
g/ng | ง | Ngo Ngu (ง งู) - snake | Low |
j | จ | Cho Chan (จ จาน) - plate | Mid |
J/ch | ฉ | Cho Ching (ฉ ฉิ่ง) - cymbals | High |
ch2 | ช | Cho Chang (ช ช้าง) - elephant | Low |
z | ซ | So So (ซ โซ่) - chain | Low |
Z/ch3 | ฌ | Cho Choe (ฌ เฌอ) - tree | Low |
Y/yy | ญ | Yo Ying (ญ หญิง) - woman | Low |
D/dd | ฎ | Do Chada (ฎ ชฎา) - headdress | Mid |
T/tt | ฏ | To Patak (ฏ ปฏัก) - goad | Mid |
th2 | ฐ | Tho Than (ฐ ฐาน) - base | High |
th5 | ฑ | Tho Montho (ฑ มณโฑ) - Mandodari | Low |
th6 | ฒ | Tho Phuthao (ฒ ผู้เฒ่า) - elder | Low |
N/nn | ณ | No Nen (ณ เณร) - novice | Low |
d | ด | Do Dek (ด เด็ก) - child | Mid |
t | ต | To Tao (ต เต่า) - turtle | Mid |
th | ถ | Tho Thung (ถ ถุง) - bag | High |
th3 | ท | Tho Thahan (ท ทหาร) - soldier | Low |
th4 | ธ | Tho Thong (ธ ธง) - flag | Low |
n | น | No Nu (น หนู) - mouse | Low |
b | บ | Bo Baimai (บ ใบไม้) - leaf | Mid |
p | ป | Po Pla (ป ปลา) - fish | Mid |
P/ph | ผ | Pho Phung (ผ ผึ้ง) - bee | High |
f | ฝ | Fo Fa (ฝ ฝา) - lid | High |
ph2 | พ | Pho Phan (พ พาน) - tray | Low |
F/f2 | ฟ | Fo Fan (ฟ ฟัน) - teeth | Low |
B/ph3 | ภ | Pho Samphao (ภ สำเภา) - junk boat | Low |
m | ม | Mo Ma (ม ม้า) - horse | Low |
y | ย | Yo Yak (ย ยักษ์) - giant | Low |
r | ร | Ro Ruea (ร เรือ) - boat | Low |
l | ล | Lo Ling (ล ลิง) - monkey | Low |
w | ว | Wo Waen (ว แหวน) - ring | Low |
S/s2 | ศ | So Sala (ศ ศาลา) - pavilion | High |
s3 | ษ | So Ruesi (ษ ฤๅษี) - hermit | High |
s | ส | So Suea (ส เสือ) - tiger | High |
h | ห | Ho Hip (ห หีบ) - chest | High |
L/l2 | ฬ | Lo Chula (ฬ จุฬา) - kite | Low |
x | อ | O Ang (อ อ่าง) - basin | Mid |
H/h2 | ฮ | Ho Nokhuk (ฮ นกฮูก) - owl | Low |
| Type | Character | Name | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|
a | ะ | Sara A | short 'a' as in 'cut' (กะ = ka) |
A/aa | า | Sara Aa | long 'a' as in 'father' (กา = kaa) |
i | ิ | Sara I | short 'i' as in 'bit' (กิ = ki) |
I/ii | ี | Sara Ii | long 'i' as in 'see' (กี = kii) |
ue | ึ | Sara Ue | short 'ue' - no English equivalent (กึ = kue) |
uee | ื | Sara Uee | long 'ue' - no English equivalent (กื = kuee) |
u | ุ | Sara U | short 'u' as in 'put' (กุ = ku) |
U/uu | ู | Sara Uu | long 'u' as in 'moon' (กู = kuu) |
e | เ | Sara E | 'e' as in 'may' (เก = ke) |
E/ae | แ | Sara Ae | 'ae' as in 'cat' (แก = kae) |
o | โ | Sara O | 'o' as in 'go' (โก = ko) |
O/ai | ใ | Sara Ai Maimuan | 'ai' as in 'Thai' (ใก = kai) |
ai2 | ไ | Sara Ai Maimalai | 'ai' as in 'Thai' (ไก = kai) |
am | ำ | Sara Am | 'am' as in 'come' (กำ = kam) |
Thai is a tonal language with 5 tones. Four are marked with diacritics placed above the initial consonant; one is unmarked.
| Type | Character | Name | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | ่ | Mai Ek (ไม้เอก) | Low tone with mid-class, rising with high-class, falling with low-class |
2 | ้ | Mai Tho (ไม้โท) | Falling tone with mid/high-class, high tone with low-class |
3 | ๊ | Mai Tri (ไม้ตรี) | High tone - only used with mid-class consonants |
4 | ๋ | Mai Chattawa (ไม้จัตวา) | Rising tone - only used with mid-class consonants |
Special vowels borrowed from Sanskrit, used in learned and religious vocabulary.
| Type | Character | Name | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
R/rue | ฤ | Rue (ฤ) | 'ri' sound (ฤดู = rudu = season) |
ruee | ฤๅ | Ruee (ฤๅ) | Long 'ri' (ฤๅษี = ruesi = hermit) |
W/lue | ฦ | Lue (ฦ) | 'li' sound - extremely rare |
luee | ฦๅ | Luee (ฦๅ) | Long 'li' - found only in ฦๅษี |
| Type | Character | Name | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
5 | ์ | ||
M/6 | ํ | ||
X/7 | ฺ | ||
8 | ็ | ||
. | ๆ | ||
.. | ฯ | ||
om | ๅ |
| Type | Thai | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
0 | ๐ | 0 - สูญ (sun) |
1 | ๑ | 1 - หนึ่ง (nueng) |
2 | ๒ | 2 - สอง (song) |
3 | ๓ | 3 - สาม (saam) |
4 | ๔ | 4 - สี่ (sii) |
5 | ๕ | 5 - ห้า (haa) |
6 | ๖ | 6 - หก (hok) |
7 | ๗ | 7 - เจ็ด (jet) |
8 | ๘ | 8 - แปด (paet) |
9 | ๙ | 9 - เก้า (kao) |
| Type | Result | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
s-w-A-s-d-ii | สวัสดี | Hello / Goodbye |
kh-x-b-kh3-u-n | ขอบคุณ | Thank you |
p-A-2 | น้ำ | Water |
kh3-r-u | ครู | Teacher |
ph2-A-s-A | ภาษา | Language |
th3-ai-y | ไทย | Thai |
x-A-h-A-r | อาหาร | Food |
b-A-n | บ้าน | Home / House |
r-A-kh3-A | ราคา | Price |
r-A-n x-A-h-A-r | ร้านอาหาร | Restaurant |