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Master the Thai clock system — civilian periods (ตี, บ่าย, ทุ่ม) and formal 24-hour usage.

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Thai Grammar 15 topics

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1 Tones ▸

Tone	Thai name	Description
Mid	สามัญ	Flat, steady pitch. The baseline tone. maa — to come
Low	เอก	Starts low, stays low. mâa — dog
Falling	โท	Starts high, falls sharply. mâa — horse (written)
High	ตรี	Starts mid-high, rises slightly. máa — horse
Rising	จัตวา	Dips then rises. mǎa — come! (imperative)

2 Sentence Structure ▸

3 Nouns ▸

Thai	Notes
หนังสือ	book / books — context determines number
หนังสือสองเล่ม	two books — number + classifier
หนังสือหลายเล่ม	many books — หลาย (laai) = many
คนสูง	tall person — adjective follows noun (lit. person tall)

4 Pronouns ▸

Thai	Usage
ผม (pǒm)	I / me — male speaker, polite
ฉัน (chǎn)	I / me — female speaker, neutral
เรา (rao)	I / we — informal, any gender
ดิฉัน (dì-chǎn)	I — female, formal
กระผม (grà-pǒm)	I — male, very formal
คุณ (kun)	you — polite, general use
เธอ (toer)	you / she — informal, intimate
เขา (kǎo)	he / she / they (singular)
พวกเขา (pûak-kǎo)	they / them (group)
มัน (man)	it — impolite when used for people

5 Verbs ▸

Marker	Meaning
จะ (jà)	Future / intention — will, going to
กำลัง (gam-lang)	Progressive — currently doing
แล้ว (láew)	Completed — already, done
เคย (koei)	Past experience — have ever done
ไม่เคย (mâi-koei)	Never done
เพิ่ง (pôeng)	Just did (very recent)
ยัง…อยู่ (yang…yùu)	Still doing (ongoing)

6 Negation ▸

Form	Usage
ไม่ (mâi)	Not — standard negation
ไม่ใช่ (mâi-châi)	Is not — negates identity or classification
ไม่มี (mâi-mee)	There is not / do not have
ยังไม่ (yang-mâi)	Not yet
ไม่เคย (mâi-koei)	Never (experiential)

7 Questions ▸

Thai	Meaning
อะไร (à-rai)	what
ที่ไหน (têe-nǎi)	where
เมื่อไร (mûua-rai)	when
ใคร (krai)	who
ทำไม (tam-mai)	why
อย่างไร (yàang-rai)	how
เท่าไร (tâo-rai)	how much / how many
กี่ (gèe)	how many (countable)

8 Classifiers (ลักษณนาม) ▸

Classifier	Used for
คน (kon)	people, persons
ตัว (dtua)	animals, clothing, furniture
เล่ม (lêm)	books, notebooks, candles
ใบ (bai)	flat objects: paper, leaves, tickets
ชิ้น (chín)	pieces, slices, items
อัน (an)	small / miscellaneous objects
คัน (kan)	vehicles with handles: cars, bikes, spoons
เครื่อง (krûuang)	machines, appliances, aircraft
หลัง (lǎng)	buildings, houses
ขวด (kùuat)	bottles
แก้ว (gâeo)	glasses / cups of liquid
ลูก (lûuk)	round objects: balls, fruit, eggs

9 Particles ▸

Particle	Usage
ครับ (kráp)	Polite ender — male speaker, all sentence types
ค่ะ (kâ)	Polite ender — female speaker, statements
คะ (ká)	Polite ender — female speaker, questions (rising tone)

Particle	Feel & Meaning
นะ (ná)	Softening, seeking agreement — "okay?", "right?"
สิ (sì)	Mild assertion — "of course", "go on then"
เลย (loei)	Emphasis or surprise — "at all", "really"
ด้วย (dûay)	Also, too
หน่อย (nòi)	Softens requests — "just a little"
แล้วกัน (láew-gan)	Resignation / compromise — "let's just...", "fine then"

10 Adjectives ▸

Form	Usage
กว่า (gwàa)	More than / -er than: ดีกว่า = better than
ที่สุด (têe-sùt)	Most / -est: ดีที่สุด = the best
เท่ากัน (tâo-gan)	Equal / the same as
ไม่เท่า (mâi-tâo)	Not as … as

11 Adverbs ▸

Adverb	Meaning
มาก (mâak)	Very, a lot — after adjective or verb
นิดหน่อย (nít-nòi)	A little, slightly
เร็ว (reo)	Quickly
ช้า (cháa)	Slowly
บ่อย (bòi)	Often, frequently
เสมอ (sà-mǒer)	Always
บางครั้ง (baang-kráng)	Sometimes
ไม่เคย (mâi-koei)	Never
นานๆ ครั้ง	Rarely, occasionally

12 Prepositions & Location ▸

Thai	Meaning
ที่ (têe)	At, in, on — general location
ใน (nai)	In, inside
บน (bon)	On, above, on top of
ใต้ (dtâi)	Under, below
หน้า (nâa)	In front of
หลัง (lǎng)	Behind, after
ข้าง (kâang)	Beside, next to
ระหว่าง (rà-wàang)	Between
จาก (jàak)	From
ถึง (tǔeng)	To, until, reaching

13 Conjunctions & Conditionals ▸

Thai	Meaning
และ / กับ (láe / gàp)	And
หรือ (rǔue)	Or
แต่ (dtàe)	But
เพราะ (prór)	Because
ดังนั้น (dang-nán)	Therefore, so
ถ้า (tâa)	If
แม้ว่า (máe-wâa)	Even though, although
เมื่อ (mûua)	When (past)
ตอนที่ (dton têe)	When (present / future)
ก่อนที่ (gòn têe)	Before
หลังจาก (lǎng jàak)	After

14 Politeness & Social Register ▸

Register	When & How
Formal / Royal	Monks, royalty, officials. Special vocabulary (ราชาศัพท์). Always use ครับ / ค่ะ.
Polite / Standard	Strangers, service staff, elders. Use คุณ for "you". End with ครับ (m) or ค่ะ (f).
Informal / Casual	Friends, family, peers. Drop ครับ / ค่ะ. Use particles like นะ, ว่ะ.

15 Quick Reference: Sentence Patterns ▸

Pattern	Structure
Simple statement	Subject + Verb + Object
Negation	Subject + ไม่ + Verb + Object
Yes/No question	Subject + Verb + Object + ไหม
Wh-question	Subject + Verb + Question Word
Future	Subject + จะ + Verb
Progressive	Subject + กำลัง + Verb + อยู่
Completed action	Subject + Verb + แล้ว
Comparison	A + Adj + กว่า + B
Superlative	A + Adj + ที่สุด
Counting	Noun + Number + Classifier
Possession (have)	Subject + มี + Object
Existence (there is)	มี + Noun + ที่ + Location
Ability (can)	Subject + Verb + ได้
Want to	Subject + อยาก + Verb
Must / have to	Subject + ต้อง + Verb
Conditional	ถ้า + Condition + ก็ + Result

Classifiers ลักษณนาม 80 entries

Thai classifiers (ลักษณนาม) are required when counting nouns. The pattern is Noun + Number + Classifier. Tap any card to flip it and see usage examples.

Thai Alphabet อักษรไทย 44 consonants · 32 vowels · 5 tones

Thai is an abugida — consonants carry an inherent vowel sound that is modified by vowel marks. Every consonant belongs to one of three classes (high, mid, low) which, combined with tone marks and syllable type, determines the tone of that syllable.

44 letters (42 in common use). Each has a name, a class, and different sounds at the start vs. end of a syllable. Tap any card to see its name and example word.

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Consonant classes & tone: The class of the initial consonant is the primary driver of syllable tone.

Mid class (9): ก จ ด ต บ ป อ ฎ ฏ — the baseline class
High class (11): ข ฉ ถ ผ ฝ ศ ษ ส ห ฐ — tend to produce higher tones
Low class (24): ค ง ช ซ ญ ท น พ ฟ ภ ม ย ร ล ว ฆ ฌ ณ ธ ฒ ฑ ฬ ฮ — the largest group

Thai has 32 vowel sounds — 18 pure vowels (9 short, 9 long) plus diphthongs. Vowel length matters: a short vowel changes the tone rule and the meaning. The dash (–) shows where the consonant sits.

Short vowels

Symbol	Sound	Example
–ะ	a	กะ = ga
–ิ	i	กิ = gi
–ึ	ue	กึ = gue
–ุ	u	กุ = gu
เ–ะ	e	เกะ = ge
แ–ะ	ae	แกะ = gae
โ–ะ	o	โกะ = go
เ–าะ	or	เกาะ = gor
เ–อะ	oe	เกอะ = goe

Long vowels

Symbol	Sound	Example
–า	aa	กา = gaa
–ี	ii	กี = gii
–ือ	uue	กือ = guue
–ู	uu	กู = guu
เ–	ee	เก = gee
แ–	aae	แก = gaae
โ–	oo	โก = goo
–อ	or	กอ = gor
เ–อ	oe	เกอ = goe
–ัว / –วา	ua	กัว = gua
เ–ีย	ia	เกีย = gia
เ–ือ	uea	เกือ = guea

Why vowel length matters: กาว (gaaw) = glue · กะ (ga) = shrimp paste. A long vowel in a dead syllable (ending in p/t/k) creates a low tone; short creates a low tone too but sounds clipped. In live syllables the length affects which tone rule applies.

Thai has 5 tones. The tone of a syllable is determined by three factors working together: the consonant class, the tone mark (if any), and whether the syllable is live or dead.

–

Mid tone

สามัญ · sǎa-man

Flat, steady mid pitch. No rise or fall.

กา · kaa (crow)

◌่

Low tone

เอก · èek · mai ek

Low, falling slightly. Below mid pitch.

ก่า · gàa (to curse)

◌้

Falling tone

โท · toh · mai tho

Starts high, falls sharply. Like a sigh.

ก้า · gâa (to step)

◌๊

High tone

ตรี · dtree · mai dtri

High, slightly rising. Sounds excited.

ก๊า · gáa (trading sound)

◌๋

Rising tone

จัตวา · jàt-ta-waa · mai jattawa

Dips low then rises. Like a question.

ก๋า · gǎa

Tone chart — mid-class consonant as baseline

Consonant class	No mark	◌่ mai ek	◌้ mai tho	Dead syllable (short)	Dead syllable (long)
Mid	Mid	Low	Falling	Low	Low
High	Rising	Low	Falling	Low	Low
Low	Mid	Falling	High	High	Falling

Live vs. dead syllables: A live syllable ends in a long vowel or a sonorant consonant (n, m, ng, y, w). A dead syllable ends in a stop consonant (p, t, k) or a short vowel with no final consonant. Dead syllables cannot carry mid or rising tones — this is why so many Thai words sound like they fall or rise unexpectedly.

Thai has its own set of numerals, though Arabic numerals (0–9) are used in everyday contexts. Thai numerals appear on official documents, temples, and traditional contexts.

๐

sǔun

๑

nèung

๒

sǒng

๓

sǎam

๔

sèe

๕

hâa

๖

hòk

๗

jèt

๘

bpàet

๙

gâo

Where you'll see Thai numerals: temple inscriptions, royal documents, lottery tickets, some government forms, dates in the traditional Rattanakosin era calendar, and page numbers in Thai-published books. In markets, menus, and everyday speech, Arabic numerals are universal.

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