Thai alphabet chart

The 44 consonants in the order every Thai chart uses, with the name of each letter, what it means and how it sounds at the start and at the end of a syllable.

Mid classHigh classLow class

ก

gor gai

chicken

g · k

ข

khor khai

egg

kh · k

obsolete

ฃ

khor khuat

bottle

kh · k

ค

khor khwai

buffalo

kh · k

obsolete

ฅ

khor khon

person

kh · k

rare

ฆ

khor rakhang

bell

kh · k

ง

ngor ngu

snake

ng · ng

จ

jor jan

plate

j · t

ฉ

chor ching

cymbals

ch · –

ช

chor chang

elephant

ch · t

ซ

sor so

chain

s · t

rare

ฌ

chor choe

tree

ch · t

ญ

yor ying

woman

y · n

rare

ฎ

dor chada

headdress

d · t

rare

ฏ

tor bpatak

goad

t · t

ฐ

thor than

pedestal

th · t

rare

ฑ

thor montho

Montho (a Ramakien character)

th · t

rare

ฒ

thor phuthao

elder

th · t

ณ

nor nen

novice monk

n · n

ด

dor dek

child

d · t

ต

tor tao

turtle

t · t

ถ

thor thung

sack

th · t

ท

thor thahan

soldier

th · t

ธ

thor thong

flag

th · t

น

nor nu

mouse

n · n

บ

bor baimai

leaf

b · p

ป

bpor bpla

fish

bp · p

ผ

phor phueng

bee

ph · –

ฝ

for fa

lid

f · –

พ

phor phan

tray

ph · p

ฟ

for fan

teeth

f · p

ภ

phor samphao

sailing junk

ph · p

ม

mor ma

horse

m · m

ย

yor yak

giant

y · y

ร

ror ruea

boat

r · n

ล

lor ling

monkey

l · n

ว

wor waen

ring

w · w

ศ

sor sala

pavilion

s · t

rare

ษ

sor ruesi

hermit

s · t

ส

sor suea

tiger

s · t

ห

hor heep

chest

h · –

rare

ฬ

lor chula

kite

l · n

อ

or ang

basin

' · –

ฮ

hor nokhuk

owl

h · –

Start sound, then end sound. A dash means the letter does not end a syllable. Free from Thai Script Flow. Hear every letter and word spoken at thaiscriptflow.com/alphabet