The Thai alphabet was probably derived from, or at least influenced by, the Old Khmer alphabet. According to tradition it was created in 1283 by King Ramkhamhaeng (พ่อขุนรามคำแหงมหาราช).
Thai (ภาษาไทย), a Tai-Kadai language spoken by about 65 million people mainly in Thailand (ประเทศไทย), and also in the Midway Islands, Singapore, the UAE and the USA
Thai is closely related to Lao, and northern dialects of Thai are more or less mutually intelligible with Lao, particularly the Lao spoken in northern Thailand. Thai vocabulary includes many words from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer.
The Thai alphabet can also be used to write Sanskrit, Pali and a number of related languages.
The transliteration system used here is the one from: thai2english. For more details, see: Slice-of-Thai.com
A recording of the Thai alphabet by ปัณณวิช ตันเดชานุรัตน์ (Pannawit Tandaechanurat)
A recording of the Thai vowel sounds by ปัณณวิช ตันเดชานุรัตน์
A recording of these numbers by ปัณณวิช ตันเดชานุรัตน์
A recording of the Thai tone marker names by ปัณณวิช ตันเดชานุรัตน์
Tone | Example |
mid tone (เสียงสามัญ) | ไมล์ [mai] - mile |
low tone (เสียงเอก) | ใหม่ [mài] - new, again |
falling tone (เสียงโท) | ไม่ [mâi] - no, not |
high tone (เสียงตรี) | ไม้ [mái] - wood |
rising tone (เสียงจัตวา) | ไหม [măi] - question particle / silk |
The tone of a syllable is determined by a combination of the following factors:
Summary of Thai tone rules
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A recording of this text by Jo S.
Rao túk kon gèrt maa yàang ìt-sà-rà, rao túk kon mee kwaam kît láe kwaam kâo jai bpen kŏng rao ayng. Rao túk kon kuan dâi ráp gaan bpà-dtì-bàt nai taang dieow gan.
Transliteration by http://www.thai2english.com/online/
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are
endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a
spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
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Information about the Thai language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_language
Online Thai lessons and other resources
http://www.thai-language.com
http://www.learningthai.com
http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Thai/
http://learn-thai-podcast.com
http://www.highspeedthai.com
http://www.into-asia.com/thai_language/
http://www.learn-thai.com
http://www.wiwi.uni-frankfurt.de/~sascha/thailand/dictionary/thaischrift.html
http://1stEasyThaiAlphabet.com
http://www.thai-lessons.com
http://langhub.com
http://www.its4thai.com
http://www.learnthaionline.com
http://learn-thai-podcast.com
http://1steasythaialphabet.com
http://womenlearnthai.com/index.php/top-thai-language-learning-resources/
http://www.thai-flashcards.com
http://howtolearnthai.com
http://www.auathai.com/videos
http://www.everyday-thai.com/learn_thai_online/
https://www.glovico.org/en/thai
ThaiPod101.com - Learn Thai with Free Podcasts
Online Thai dictionaries
http://www.thai-language.com/dict/
http://dictionary.meelink.com
http://lexitron.nectec.or.th
http://www.learningthai.com/dictionary/
http://www.thai2english.com
http://onlinethaidictionary.com
http://www.cnx-translation.com/thaidict/
http://www.thai-dictionary.net
Thai Electronic talking dictionaries
http://www.ectaco.com
Information about Thai transliteration and Romanization systems
http://slice-of-thai.com/pronunciation-guides/
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Thai-Isan-Lao Phrasebook
http://www.phrasebook.thai-isan-lao.com
Free online translation of English <> Thai
http://c3po.links.nectec.or.th/parsit
Virtual Thai keyboard and other software
http://mog.software.free.fr
Online Thai radio
http://www.bbc.co.uk/thai
http://www.escati.com/magic_radio.htm
Your name in Thai
http://www.learningthai.com/names.html
http://www.cnx-translation.com/your-name-in-thai.php
Information about King Ramkhamhaeng the Great
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramkhamhaeng
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