Start with a short lesson, practise a useful phrase, and choose one next step. These free resources focus on Thai you can use in everyday conversation.
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- Lesson 1 — Useful phrases for your first conversation
- Lesson 2 — Sound more natural with short responses
- Lesson 3 — Put it together and speak with confidence
Read a Thai learning guide
- 5 Useful Thai Phrases for Beginners
- Thai Numbers 1–10: A Beginner’s Guide
- How to Say No in Thai: ไม่, ไม่ได้, and ไม่เอา
Watch short Thai lessons
Watch a short video, repeat the language aloud, and use it in a small exchange. Start with one topic rather than trying to remember everything at once.
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IPA quick reference
IPA symbols describe speech sounds. Open an example below. These entries show selected sounds; tone labels are written separately. The ː symbol marks a long vowel.
/ɯː/ — มือ · hand
IPA: /mɯː/ (mid tone). Keep the tongue high and your lips unrounded. Practise the long vowel without changing it into an English “oo”.
/ɤː/ — เธอ · you
IPA: /tʰɤː/ (mid tone). Use an unrounded vowel with the tongue lower than for /ɯː/. The small ʰ marks a puff of air after /t/.
/ŋ/ — งา · sesame
IPA: /ŋaː/ (mid tone). This is the “ng” sound at the end of English “sing”, but Thai can use it at the start of a syllable.
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