Start learning Thai right here — no account needed. Each guide comes from the LearnThai course content, with Thai script, romanization, and practical tips.
Thai has 44 consonant letters. Each one has a traditional name (like ก ไก่, "gor gai" — chicken) that helps you remember its sound. Start with the most common letters below, then practice them with interactive exercises in the app.
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Thai vowels come in short and long pairs, and vowel length changes the meaning of a word. This guide covers the essential vowel sounds with romanization so you can start reading Thai.
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Thai is a tonal language: the same syllable said with a different pitch is a completely different word. The classic example is "mai" — which can mean new, wood, burn, not, or silk depending on the tone. Here are the five tones with examples.
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สวัสดี (sawasdee) is the universal Thai greeting — good for hello and goodbye, morning and night. Politeness particles matter in Thai: men end sentences with ครับ (khrap), women with ค่ะ (kha). Here are the first words every visitor should know.
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Thai numbers are wonderfully logical: learn 0-10 and a few combining rules, and you can count to a million. Numbers are the fastest win for travelers — prices, bargaining, and phone numbers all become easy.
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A few Thai phrases transform how you travel: taxi drivers smile, street vendors give better prices, and locals open up. These are the expressions you will actually use getting around Thailand.
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Bargaining at Thai markets is expected — and doing it in Thai, with a smile, gets you the best prices. "Tao rai?" (how much?) and "Lot noi dai mai?" (can you lower it a bit?) will take you far.
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Family words matter more in Thai than in English: Thais address strangers as พี่ (pii, older sibling) or น้อง (nong, younger sibling) all the time. Learning these words unlocks how Thai people actually talk to each other.
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Nobody plans to need these phrases — which is exactly why they are worth learning. From "I have a headache" to finding a pharmacy, this vocabulary helps when it matters most.
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