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The Thai script is the writing system used to write the Thai language. It is an abugida and brahmic script, which means that vowel markings must be attached to a consonant letter. The consonants are always written in order from left to right, but vowels have rules where it must be written to the left, right, top, or bottom of the first consonant in each syllable.
An example of this will use the Thai consonant ก to show where the following vowel must be written.
| Thai vowel letter | pronunciation in IPA | syllable with ก | pronunciation in IPA |
|---|---|---|---|
| า | aː | กา | kaː |
| ไ | ai | ไก | kai |
| ิ | i | กิ | ki |
| ู | u | กู | ku |
| no vowel | ɔː | ก | kɔː |
Spaces are not used to set words apart, but sentences and clauses. Punctuation markers are not normally used. For example, the sentence "I like to eat fried rice, but she likes to eat pad thai" would be written in Thai as ฉันชอบกินข้าวผัด แต่เธอชอบกินผัดไทย. If one were to place spaces in between each word (which Thai does not do), it would be written as ฉัน ชอบ กิน ข้าว ผัด แต่ เธอ ชอบ กิน ผัด ไทย.