The 32 Thai Vowels

Regular Vowels (short sound) Regular Vowels (long sound) Special Vowel Symbols

a - like u in but ah - like a in father um - like um in sum

e - like y in needy e - like ee in free ai - like y in my

u - like u in pure u - like u in pure ai - like y in my

u - like oo in book u - like oo in too ao - like ow in cow

a - like a in ache a - like a in fame ru - like u in pure (short)

a - like a in fat a - like a in bad ruu - like u in pure

o - like oa in boat o - like o in so lu - like u in pure (short)

aw - like o in not aw - like aw in saw luu - like u in pure

e - like e in her er - like er in her (long)

These vowels are special symbols
that represent certain vowel
ua - like ew in new + a ua - like ew in new + a consonant combinations. They can
be both long and short, but are
ia - like e in free + a ia - like ee in free + a treated as long vowels for tone rule
purposes, except as noted.
ua - like u in pure + a uua - like u in pure + a
The symbol u is used to transliterate a special Thai vowel sound that is not easily matched to an equivalent
sound in English. It is similar to u in pure and ou in you. Study the vowel sound files to learn this sound.
ใ and ไ are both used as ai like y in my
There are just 20 Thai words that use ใ ActiveThai.com