Thai Alphabet Overview — Complete Reference Chart

Browse all 44 Thai consonants, 32 vowels, and 4 tone marks in one interactive reference chart. Each character includes native audio pronunciation, romanization, meaning, and consonant class.

Thai Consonants

The Thai alphabet has 44 consonants divided into three classes that determine tone rules: Mid class (9 consonants), High class (11 consonants), and Low class (24 consonants). Filter by class to study groups together.

Thai Vowels

Thai has 32 vowel forms categorized as: Short vowels, Long vowels, Short diphthongs, and Long diphthongs. Thai vowels can appear before, after, above, or below consonants.

Thai Tone Marks

Thai is a tonal language with 5 tones. Four tone marks (Mai Ek, Mai Tho, Mai Tri, Mai Chattawa) combine with consonant class to determine pronunciation. Understanding tones is essential for correct Thai reading.