What are the alphabet letters in Thailand?

Thai Alphabet	English Sound	Pronunciation Example
ช	ch	as in cho chang (elephant)
ซ	s	as in so so (chain)
ฌ	ch	as in cho choe (tree)
ญ	y	as in yo ying (woman)

What is Z in Thai?

saehtF. [Thai pronunciation of the English letter,] ‘Z’ [as named in Europe]; zed.

Does Thai read left to right?

Thai is written across the page from left to right, with no spaces between words, for example: You are trying to view Flash content, but you have no Flash plugin installed. To find out how to install a Flash plugin, go to the WebWise Flash install guide. Noi has been working here for almost 20 years.

Is Thai right to left?

How many symbols are there in the Thai alphabet?

The Thai alphabet itself (as used to write Thai) has 44 consonant symbols ( Thai: พยัญชนะ, phayanchana ), 16 vowel symbols ( Thai: สระ, sara) that combine into at least 32 vowel forms and four tone diacritics ( Thai: วรรณยุกต์ or วรรณยุต, wannayuk or wannayut) to create characters mostly representing syllables.

Why are there so many letters in the Thai language?

For some consonants there are multiple letters. Originally they represented separate sounds, but over the years the distinction between those sounds was lost and the letters were used instead to indicate tones. Thai is a tonal language with 5 tones.

How do I learn the Thai alphabet?

If you’re trying to learn the Thai Alphabet you will find some useful resources including a course about pronunciation, and sound of all letters to help you with your Thai grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and memorize the sounds. Also don’t forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Thai.

What are the numerals used in Thailand?

Thai has its own set of Thai numerals that are based on the Hindu-Arabic numeral system ( Thai: เลขไทย, lek thai ), but the standard western Hindu-Arabic numerals ( Thai: เลขฮินดูอารบิก, lek hindu arabik) are mainly used except for government documents and the license plates of military vehicles.