Vowel

This letter hasn't come up in practice yet.

Shape

ไ◌

Sound

“ai”, short

Name

sara ai (mai malai) · สระไอ (ไม้มลาย)

Example

ไป bpai — go

With this vowel the syllable counts as “live”, even though the vowel is short. What that means

In a book, a notebook or on a sign this character can look different. The classic style has a loop (หัว) where you start writing. Sign fonts often drop it, and handwriting makes the lines smoother. You can choose the app's font in settings.