Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Thai language" in English language version.
learn the Thai alphabet as early as possible, and get rid of romanized transcriptions as soon as you can
There have been attempts by Thai language schools to create a perfect phonetic system for learners, but none have been successful so far. ... Only Thai script is prevalent and consistent in Thailand.
you're far better off learning the Thai alphabet
take a bit of time to learn the letters. The time you spend is saved many times over when you begin to really learn Thai.
there are still many people speaking kham mueang, but as an accent, not as a language. Because we now share the written language with Bangkok, we are beginning to use its vocabulary as well
Linguists generally consider Bangkok Thai and Standard Thai, the Kingdom's national language, to be one and the same.
The dialect one hears on radio and television is the Bangkok dialect, considered the standard dialect.
The dialect one hears on radio and television is the Bangkok dialect, considered the standard dialect.