{"id":3241,"date":"2017-07-12T20:46:48","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T20:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/?p=3241"},"modified":"2017-07-12T20:46:48","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T20:46:48","slug":"a-guide-to-the-thai-alphabet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/a-guide-to-the-thai-alphabet\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to the Thai Alphabet"},"content":{"rendered":"

For many learners of Thai, the alphabet is a huge challenge. As a matter of fact, it’s not even an alphabet! Technically,\u00a0it’s an abugida<\/a>.\u00a0In this writing system, each unit is based on a consonant, while the vowel notation is secondary. Here are a few posts and videos that will help you figure out the Thai alphabet… or abugida. Whatever you call it, this is an important step in learning Thai that should not be skipped!<\/p>\n

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It looks intimidating, but give it a shot.<\/p><\/div>\n

Consonants<\/h2>\n

There are 44 consonants in the Thai “alphabet,” and each one is associated with a word that either begins with or uses that consonant. Read more and get a nice chart<\/a> to help you study, then follow this video\u00a0that teaches the 44 consonants from a native speaker. The Royal Thai General System for Transcription (RTGS) is used for the Romanization\u00a0 of the Thai script, but as you may notice this is not the best system. There are a variety of systems in use, so it’s best for you to find one that suits you. Even better, just learn the Thai symbols and learn to associate the sounds with them!<\/p>\n