Thai language

The Thai language is the national and official language of Thailand. It is the first language of the Thai people, Thailand's main ethnic group. Thai is closely related to the Lao language. In fact, some dialects of Thai and Lao are mutually intelligible, meaning that speakers of one language can talk with and understand speakers of the other language without knowing the other's language.

Thai
ภาษาไทย phasa thai
Native to	Thailand Myanmar Laos Cambodia Malaysia
Native speakers	60-65 million
Language family	Kra–Dai Kam-Tai Be-Tai Tai-Sek Tai Southwestern East Central Chiang Saeng Thai
Official status
Official language in	Thailand ASEAN
Recognised minority language in	Indonesia Myanmar Cambodia Laos
Regulated by	The Royal Institute
Language codes
ISO 639-1	th
ISO 639-2	tha
ISO 639-3	tha

Sounds

Thai is a tone language, like Chinese.

Writing System

The Thai alphabet has 44 consonants: ก ข ฃ ค ฅ ฆ ง จ ฉ ช ซ ฌ ญ ฎ ฏ ฐ ฑ ฒ ณ ด ต ถ ท ธ น บ ป ผ ฝ พ ฟ ภ ม ย ร ล ว ศ ษ ส ห ฬ อ ฮ

The alphabet has Thai numbers:

• ๑ 1
• ๒ 2
• ๓ 3
• ๔ 4
• ๕ 5
• ๖ 6
• ๗ 7
• ๘ 8
• ๙ 9
• ๐ 0

Other websites

• thai-language.com English speakers' online resource for the Thai language
• Thai Online Web Application with 105 Interactive Lessons of which the first 10 are free to access.
• Thai Flashcards, online flashcards with sound.