The best way to start to learn Thai is learning Thai consonants and Thai vowels. There are 44 consonants in Thai. Nowadays Thai use 42 consonants. Each consonants has its own name and meaning.
9 Middle class consonant /àg-sŏrn glāang/ อักษรกลาง 9 ตัว
- ก = g (Click to see VDO how to write this consonants)
- จ = j
- ด = d
- ต = dt (Click to see VDO dtor dtào ต.เต่า)
- ฎ = d
- ฏ = dt
- บ = b (click to see VDO)
- ป = bp
- อ = or : (silent consonant)
(Click to download all middle class consonants)
Learn Middle class consonants อักษรกลาง
11 High class consonant /àg-sŏrn soŏng/ อักษรสูง 11 ตัว
- ข = k
- ฉ = ch
- ถ = t
- ฐ = t
- ส = s
- ศ = s
- ษ = s
- ผ = p
- ฝ = f
- ห = h
- ฃ = k (Thai don’t use this consonants anymore)
24 Low class consonant /àg-sŏrn dtàm/ อักษรต่ำ 24 ตัว
- ค = k
- ฆ = k
- พ = p
- ภ = p
- ช = ch
- ฌ = ch
- ซ = s
- ฟ = f
- ฮ = h
- น = n
- ณ = n
- ม = m (click to see VDO )
- ย = y
- ญ = y
- ว = w
- ง = ng (Click to see VDO ng ngor ngoo)
- ร = r
- ล = l
- ฬ = l
- ท = t
- ธ = t
- ฑ = t
- ฒ = t
- ฅ /k/ Thai don’t use this consonant anymore
When you can remember some consonant already then mix it with long vowel first.
for example :
- ก /g/ + า /aa/ = กา /gaa/ = crow
- ด /d/ + ู /oo/ = ดู /doo/ = to watch
There are some source of practice reading Thai by yourself by using online media. You can start to learn with Thai story call ” Maa-nee maa-na”.
Before you learn The Maa-nee Maa-na story you should learn Thai consonants and some Thai long vowels first.
I found website to practice the sound of vowels. Click to practice vowels or you can look in my youtube VDO to practice Thai vowels (the VDO below)
Learn Thai vowels สระไทย
Table of Thai consonants and final sound
