A script you can explore

Thai writing can look unfamiliar at first. Read Thai Daily breaks it into individual consonants and vowel patterns, with a picture, a sound and a short explanation for each.

Consonants in three classes

The consonant section is divided into mid, high and low classes. A letter’s class is a spelling group that helps determine a syllable’s tone. It is not the tone of every word containing that letter.

Each consonant has its traditional naming word and an associated illustration. For example, ก ไก่ uses ไก่, “chicken”. These naming pictures identify the letters; a word in a story can have a completely different meaning.

Vowels have positions and patterns

A Thai vowel can be written before, after, above or below a consonant, or use several written parts. Explanations describe where it goes and whether its sound is short or long. The dotted circle in a vowel diagram marks the consonant’s position; it is not part of the word.

For นา, the long vowel า follows น. In งู, the long vowel ู sits underneath ง.

Listen before guessing

Plain-language sound explanations are available in the selected teaching language. English comparisons can help, but they are approximate. Listen to the Thai sound and letter name as well.

The same picture, wherever you need it

Learn Thai Script and the script map share associations. Tap a character inside a word to open its explanation, or choose it directly in the map. This lets you revisit a symbol while staying close to the lesson.

You can mark a character as practised and continue to another one, or choose any character yourself. You do not have to complete the whole script section before exploring Phrae.