![]() ![]() Like the Chinese language, the Thai language is a ‘tonal language’ (3). So it is no surprise that the Thai language is considered to have one of the most challenging alphabets in the world to learn (3). This makes the Thai language very tricky for beginners when recognizing the words. However, note that 6 of these characters (2 consonants and 4 vowels) are no longer used because they are a relic from old Thai or taken from Pali or Sanskrit (1). In the Thai alphabet, there are 72 characters (44 consonants and 28 vowels) (1). One punctuation form that is unique to the Thai language is the ‘ kho mut’ ๛ (โคมูตร) which is used to signify the end of a document or a story (1).ĭue to the way Thai characters are ordered, you might need to look above or to the right of a character to read it correctly (1). There are brackets and quotation marks in the Thai language too. Even though full stops (or periods) can signify the end of a sentence, blank spaces are often used more in the Thai language.Ĭommas can also be used for the same function as they are used in English. Unlike English, the Thai language does not also use punctuation to the same extent that the English language does. Thai language also does not use spaces in the written language, and there are no such things as capital letters and lower cases. Thai script is written from left to right, with vowels sitting on top and below consonants (2). The Thai language is written using its unique alphabet, which originates from the old Khmer script known as ‘aksorn Thai (อักษรไทย)’ (1). One of the trickiest parts for beginners when learning the Thai language is the Thai script. ![]() Learning to Speak Thai: How the Thai Language Works Words and Script: That’s why we have put together this complete guide for beginners to learn to speak Thai – from the basic knowledge about how the Thai language is structured, and how tones and sounds work, to essential Thai words that anyone should know. ![]() Which language should you learn? 10 EASIEST LANGUAGES for English speakers to learn ![]()
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