Thai language (English Wikipedia)
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benjamins.com (Global: low place; English: low place)
- Prasithrathsint, Amara (20 September 2006), Abraham, Werner; Leisiö, Larisa (eds.), "Development of thùuk passive marker in Thai", Typological Studies in Language, vol. 68, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, pp. 115–131, doi:10.1075/tsl.68.09pra, ISBN 978-90-272-2980-9, retrieved 30 September 2025
berkeley.edu (Global: 580th place; English: 462nd place)
linguistics.berkeley.edu
- Jenks, Peter (2011). The Hidden Structure of Thai Noun Phrases (PDF) (PhD dissertation). Harvard University. ISBN 978-1-267-10767-1. S2CID 118127511. ProQuest 915016895. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 May 2015.
books.google.com (Global: 3rd place; English: 3rd place)
- Frankfurter, Oscar. Elements of Siamese grammar with appendices. American Presbyterian mission press, 1900 [1] (Full text available on Google Books)
- Boonyapatipark, Tasanalai (1983). A study of aspect in Thai. University of London.
- Pronk, Marco (2013). The Essential Thai Language Companion: Reference Book: Basics, Structures, Rules. Schwabe AG. p. v. ISBN 978-3-9523664-9-3.
learn the Thai alphabet as early as possible, and get rid of romanized transcriptions as soon as you can
- Juyaso, Arthit (2015). Read Thai in 10 Days. Bingo-Lingo. p. xii.
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.
- Waites, Dan (2014). "Learning the Language: To Write or Not to Write". CultureShock! Bangkok. Marshall Cavendish. ISBN 978-981-4516-93-8.
you're far better off learning the Thai alphabet
- Cooper, Robert (2019). "Learning Thai: Writing Thai in English". CultureShock! Thailand: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette. Marshall Cavendish. ISBN 978-981-4841-39-9.
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.
chiangmaicitylife.com (Global: low place; English: low place)
- Kemasingki, Pim; Prateepkoh, Pariyakorn (1 August 2017). "Kham Mueang: the slow death of a language". Chiang Mai City Life: 8.
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
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- Prasithrathsint, Amara (1 January 2001). "The Establishment of the Neutral Passive and the Persistence of the Adversative Passive in Thai". Manusya, Journal of Humanities. 4 (2): 77–88. ISSN 2673-0103.
docs.google.com (Global: 1,047th place; English: 1,015th place)
- Thepboriruk, Kanjana (2010). "Bangkok Thai tones revisited". Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistic Society. 3 (1). University of Hawaii Press: 86–105.
Linguists generally consider Bangkok Thai and Standard Thai, the Kingdom's national language, to be one and the same.
- Thepboriruk, Kanjana. (2010). "Bangkok Thai Tones Revisited". Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, 3(1), 86–105.
doi.org (Global: 2nd place; English: 2nd place)
- Draper, John (2019). "Language education policy in Thailand". The Routledge International Handbook of Language Education Policy in Asia. Abingdon, Oxfordshire; New York City: Routledge. pp. 229–242. doi:10.4324/9781315666235-16. ISBN 978-1-315-66623-5. S2CID 159127015.
- Tingsabadh & Abramson (1993:25) Tingsabadh, M.R. Kalaya; Abramson, Arthur (1993), "Thai", Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 23 (1): 24–28, doi:10.1017/S0025100300004746, S2CID 249403146
- Morén, Bruce; Zsiga, Elizabeth (2006). "The Lexical and Post-Lexical Phonology of Thai Tones*". Natural Language & Linguistic Theory. 24 (1): 113–178. doi:10.1007/s11049-004-5454-y. ISSN 0167-806X. S2CID 170764533.
- Zsiga, Elizabeth; Nitisaroj, Rattima (2007). "Tone Features, Tone Perception, and Peak Alignment in Thai". Language and Speech. 50 (3): 343–383. doi:10.1177/00238309070500030301. ISSN 0023-8309. PMID 17974323. S2CID 18595049.
- Koenig, Jean-Pierre; Muansuwan, Nuttanart (2005). "The Syntax of Aspect in Thai". Natural Language & Linguistic Theory. 23 (2): 335–380. doi:10.1007/s11049-004-0488-8. ISSN 0167-806X. JSTOR 4048104. S2CID 170429648.
- Prasithrathsint, Amara (20 September 2006), Abraham, Werner; Leisiö, Larisa (eds.), "Development of thùuk passive marker in Thai", Typological Studies in Language, vol. 68, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, pp. 115–131, doi:10.1075/tsl.68.09pra, ISBN 978-90-272-2980-9, retrieved 30 September 2025
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- Thai language at Ethnologue (28th ed., 2025)
- Thai language at Ethnologue (28th ed., 2025)
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jstor.org (Global: 26th place; English: 20th place)
- Koenig, Jean-Pierre; Muansuwan, Nuttanart (2005). "The Syntax of Aspect in Thai". Natural Language & Linguistic Theory. 23 (2): 335–380. doi:10.1007/s11049-004-0488-8. ISSN 0167-806X. JSTOR 4048104. S2CID 170429648.
learnthaiinsingapore.com (Global: low place; English: low place)
- "The Many Different Ways To Say "I"". Beginner Thai Speaking. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Joanne Tan. "How to say You in Thai Language". Learn Thai in Singapore.
- "What Do 'krub' And 'ka' Mean In Thai Language & When To Use". 5 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
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- Zsiga, Elizabeth; Nitisaroj, Rattima (2007). "Tone Features, Tone Perception, and Peak Alignment in Thai". Language and Speech. 50 (3): 343–383. doi:10.1177/00238309070500030301. ISSN 0023-8309. PMID 17974323. S2CID 18595049.
ooh5.go.th (Global: low place; English: low place)
- Handbook and standard for traffic signs (PDF) (in Thai), Appendix ง, archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2017
proquest.com (Global: 206th place; English: 124th place)
- Jenks, Peter (2011). The Hidden Structure of Thai Noun Phrases (PDF) (PhD dissertation). Harvard University. ISBN 978-1-267-10767-1. S2CID 118127511. ProQuest 915016895. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 May 2015.
royin.go.th (Global: 4,264th place; English: low place)
- Royal Thai General System of Transcription Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, published by the Thai Royal Institute only in Thai
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- Zsiga, Elizabeth; Nitisaroj, Rattima (2007). "Tone Features, Tone Perception, and Peak Alignment in Thai". Language and Speech. 50 (3): 343–383. doi:10.1177/00238309070500030301. ISSN 0023-8309. PMID 17974323. S2CID 18595049.
sealang.net (Global: 9,284th place; English: 6,322nd place)
- Khanittanan, Wilaiwan (2004). "Khmero-Thai: The Great Change in the History of the Thai Language of the Chao Phraya Basin" (PDF). Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society. 11.
semanticscholar.org (Global: 11th place; English: 8th place)
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- Draper, John (2019). "Language education policy in Thailand". The Routledge International Handbook of Language Education Policy in Asia. Abingdon, Oxfordshire; New York City: Routledge. pp. 229–242. doi:10.4324/9781315666235-16. ISBN 978-1-315-66623-5. S2CID 159127015.
- Tingsabadh & Abramson (1993:25) Tingsabadh, M.R. Kalaya; Abramson, Arthur (1993), "Thai", Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 23 (1): 24–28, doi:10.1017/S0025100300004746, S2CID 249403146
- Morén, Bruce; Zsiga, Elizabeth (2006). "The Lexical and Post-Lexical Phonology of Thai Tones*". Natural Language & Linguistic Theory. 24 (1): 113–178. doi:10.1007/s11049-004-5454-y. ISSN 0167-806X. S2CID 170764533.
- Zsiga, Elizabeth; Nitisaroj, Rattima (2007). "Tone Features, Tone Perception, and Peak Alignment in Thai". Language and Speech. 50 (3): 343–383. doi:10.1177/00238309070500030301. ISSN 0023-8309. PMID 17974323. S2CID 18595049.
- Koenig, Jean-Pierre; Muansuwan, Nuttanart (2005). "The Syntax of Aspect in Thai". Natural Language & Linguistic Theory. 23 (2): 335–380. doi:10.1007/s11049-004-0488-8. ISSN 0167-806X. JSTOR 4048104. S2CID 170429648.
- Jenks, Peter (2011). The Hidden Structure of Thai Noun Phrases (PDF) (PhD dissertation). Harvard University. ISBN 978-1-267-10767-1. S2CID 118127511. ProQuest 915016895. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 May 2015.
siamportuguesestudy.blogspot.com (Global: low place; English: low place)
- "S̄yām-portukes̄ ṣ̄ụks̄ʹā: Khả reīyk "chā kāfæ" khır lxk khır thịy h̄rụ̄x portukes̄" สยาม-โปรตุเกสศึกษา: คำเรียก "ชา กาแฟ" ใครลอกใคร ไทย หรือ โปรตุเกส [Siam-Portuguese Studies: The term 'tea, coffee'. Who copied someone, Thai or Portuguese?]. 2010.
skase.sk (Global: low place; English: low place)
- Teeranon, Phanintra. (2007). "The change of Standard Thai high tone: An acoustic study and a perceptual experiment". SKASE Journal of Theoretical Linguistics, 4(3), 1–16.
springer.com (Global: 274th place; English: 309th place)
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- Morén, Bruce; Zsiga, Elizabeth (2006). "The Lexical and Post-Lexical Phonology of Thai Tones*". Natural Language & Linguistic Theory. 24 (1): 113–178. doi:10.1007/s11049-004-5454-y. ISSN 0167-806X. S2CID 170764533.
studycountry.com (Global: low place; English: low place)
- "The Languages spoken in Thailand". Studycountry. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
tu.ac.th (Global: low place; English: low place)
thaiarc.tu.ac.th
- Peansiri Vongvipanond (Summer 1994). "Linguistic Perspectives of Thai Culture". paper presented to a workshop of teachers of social science. University of New Orleans. p. 2. Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
The dialect one hears on radio and television is the Bangkok dialect, considered the standard dialect.
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uzh.ch (Global: 3,633rd place; English: 3,091st place)
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- Jenny, Mathias; Ebert, Karen H.; Zúñiga, Fernando (2001), "The aspect system of Thai", Aktionsart and Aspectotemporality in non-European languages, Zürich: Seminar für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, Universität Zürich, pp. 97–140, ISBN 978-3-9521010-8-7, retrieved 2 May 2021
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- Warotamasikkhadit, Udom (1972). Thai Syntax. The Hague: Mouton.
- Bisang, W. (1991), "Verb serialisation, grammaticalisation, and attractor positions in Chinese, Hmong, Vietnamese, Thai and Khmer", Partizipation: das sprachliche Erfassen von Sachverhalten, Tübingen: Narr, pp. 509–562, retrieved 2 May 2021
web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)
- Peansiri Vongvipanond (Summer 1994). "Linguistic Perspectives of Thai Culture". paper presented to a workshop of teachers of social science. University of New Orleans. p. 2. Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
The dialect one hears on radio and television is the Bangkok dialect, considered the standard dialect.
- Pittayaporn, Pittayawat. (2007). "Directionality of Tone Change". Proceedings of the 16th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS XVI).
- Jenks, Peter (2011). The Hidden Structure of Thai Noun Phrases (PDF) (PhD dissertation). Harvard University. ISBN 978-1-267-10767-1. S2CID 118127511. ProQuest 915016895. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 May 2015.
- "Thailanguage.org". Archived from the original on 11 November 2005. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- Royal Thai General System of Transcription Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, published by the Thai Royal Institute only in Thai
- Handbook and standard for traffic signs (PDF) (in Thai), Appendix ง, archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2017
wiktionary.org (Global: 649th place; English: 827th place)
en.wiktionary.org
- In Thai: ภาษาไทย Phasa Thai
- In Thai: ภาษาไทยกลาง Phasa Thai Klang; not to be confused with Central Tai
worldcat.org (Global: 5th place; English: 5th place)
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- Diller, A.; Reynolds, Craig J. (2002). "What makes central Thai a national language?". In Reynolds (ed.). National identity and its defenders: Thailand today. Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books. ISBN 974-7551-88-8. OCLC 54373362.
- Morén, Bruce; Zsiga, Elizabeth (2006). "The Lexical and Post-Lexical Phonology of Thai Tones*". Natural Language & Linguistic Theory. 24 (1): 113–178. doi:10.1007/s11049-004-5454-y. ISSN 0167-806X. S2CID 170764533.
- Zsiga, Elizabeth; Nitisaroj, Rattima (2007). "Tone Features, Tone Perception, and Peak Alignment in Thai". Language and Speech. 50 (3): 343–383. doi:10.1177/00238309070500030301. ISSN 0023-8309. PMID 17974323. S2CID 18595049.
- Koenig, Jean-Pierre; Muansuwan, Nuttanart (2005). "The Syntax of Aspect in Thai". Natural Language & Linguistic Theory. 23 (2): 335–380. doi:10.1007/s11049-004-0488-8. ISSN 0167-806X. JSTOR 4048104. S2CID 170429648.
- Prasithrathsint, Amara (1 January 2001). "The Establishment of the Neutral Passive and the Persistence of the Adversative Passive in Thai". Manusya, Journal of Humanities. 4 (2): 77–88. ISSN 2673-0103.
- Smyth, David (2014). Thai (2nd ed.). Hoboken: Taylor and Francis. ISBN 978-1-317-97457-4. OCLC 879025983.