Learning Thai the Easy Way > Reading Thai > Notes on Alphabet

1. Each consonants is named after something. For example, Gor Gai. "Gor" is the sound that letter makes and "Gai" is a chicken.

2. The following two letters are rarely seen.

Khor khuad	Kor Khon

3. The following six letters are never use at the start of a word.

4. The following eleven letters are never used at the end of a word. (But, Yor yuk and Wor whaen can come at the end if they are combined with a vowel.)

Yor yuk	Wor whaen	Hor heep	Hor nok hoog

5. You might not be happy to hear that the following consonants change their sound when they come at the end of the word.