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Thai Practice by Kruu Aoy
Thai Practice by Kruu Aoy
There are 44 consonant letters in Thai, representing 21 sounds. Tap 🔊 to hear each one.
| Thai letters | Phonetic | Sounds like | Example |
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Vowels come in short/long pairs — same sound, different length. Tap 🔊 to hear each one.
Thai has five tones, and the tone can change a word's meaning. The tone mark sits on top of the first vowel. Tap any word to hear its tone.
Same letters, different tone — a completely different word.
Useful words for saying where things are. Tap 🔊 to hear each one.
The 44 consonants split into 3 classes — middle, high & low. A letter's class is what decides a word's tone, so it's best to learn each letter together with its group. Tap a card to flip it and reveal the name — then tap 🔊 to hear it.
Every Thai syllable needs a consonant, and the vowel sits around it — before, after, above or below. Learn the long vowels in 5 steps — start with อา อี อู, then build up one step at a time. The dash (–) stands in for the consonant so you can see where each vowel sits. Tap a card to flip it and see the sound — then tap 🔊 to hear it.
Thai has its own digits (๐ ๑ ๒ …) but Arabic numbers are used everywhere too. Learn 0–9 first, then see how bigger numbers are just built from them. Tap 🔊 to hear each one.