Dish
ผัดไทย
Pad Thai
Thai stir-fried noodles
Bangkok · Professional Thai Literacy
You can learn toread Thai
If someone finally shows you the rules.
Most apps treat the script as trivia. Read Thai Now is a professional parsing engine that decodes consonant classes, vowel length, live/dead endings, and tone marks with deterministic logic: the same tonal matrix Thai speakers internalize, rebuilt for systematic learners.
Street signs · menus · market stalls · read what you see
Speak & Check pronunciationPhoto Scan menus & signsVisa & expat assistant
Start learning → $14.99/moOr $199 lifetime · cancel monthly anytimeMenus, street signs, shop fronts: Thai is everywhere.
Imagine walking into a soi, ordering from a menu, or finding the restroom without pointing at pictures.
Street sign
ซอย 5
Soi 5: side street
Menu
ผัดไทย
Pad Thai
Shop front
เปิด
Open
Public sign
ห้องน้ำ
Restroom
Why learn to read Thai?
Reading unlocks what listening alone cannot: You can see tone!
See tonality on the page
Thai is tonal. The same spelling pattern can mean entirely different things depending on tone. When you read, tone marks and syllable structure become visible: you stop guessing and start decoding.
Decode the script systematically
Consonant class, vowel length, and live/dead endings form a deterministic matrix. Once you read the rules, every syllable becomes predictable: no more memorizing one flashcard at a time.
Built for professionals
Designed for expats, tech workers, and business users who need reliable literacy: not gamified streaks. A parsing engine that treats Thai like the logical system it is.
Same letters, different tones
Reading makes the tone marks and class rules visible before you speak: มา (come), ม้า (horse), หมา (dog).
Same letters, different tones
มา
Mid
ม้า
High
หมา
Rising
มา → ม้า → หมา
Reading makes the tone marks and class rules visible before you speak: มา (come), ม้า (horse), หมา (dog).
Real-world Thai
Read Thailand
In the wild
Menus, cafés, markets, visa counters, and emergencies — taste what's inside with the examples below. Subscribers get 486+ searchable cards across dishes, spices, coffee & tea, illustrated vocabulary, and negotiation phrases.
Order with confidence
Read dish names and spice levels on Thai menus — no more pointing at pictures or guessing from photos.
From farm visit to wholesale
Navigate Chiang Mai coffee farms, cha yen menus, and wholesale bean negotiations with phrases you'll actually hear.
Negotiate politely
Fifty polished phrases for discounts, bulk orders, delivery terms, and deals — ready to read aloud in Thai script.
Try a few examples
Dish
ต้มยำกุ้ง
Tom Yum Goong
Spicy shrimp soup
Dish
ส้มตำ
Som Tam
Green papaya salad
Spice
พริกขี้หนู
Phrik Khi Nu
Bird's eye chili
Coffee & tea
คุณเปิดการต่อรองเกี่ยวกับราคากาแฟ/ชาหรือไม่?
Khun bpert kan dta-rong gaew gap raka kaa-fae/cha reu mai?
Are you open to negotiating prices for coffee/tea?
Negotiation
คุณสามารถให้ส่วนลดได้ไหมครับ/ค่ะ?
Khun sa-maat hai suaan lot dai mai khrap/kha?
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The full library is for subscribers
50 dishes · 29 spices · 100 coffee & tea · 50 negotiation phrases · 530+ cards total
Unlock every dish, spice, brand, farm phrase, negotiation script, and illustrated vocabulary category — fruits, visa, emergency, police, transport, and more. Searchable, with audio and practice on your dashboard.
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NEW · SPEAK & CHECK
Speak Thai.
Hear what's wrong.
Tap the mic, say the word on screen, and get instant feedback — including tone. Powered by Gemini native audio that listens to pitch, not just spelling.
✓
Tap mic, speak Thai, get instant feedback in seconds
✓
Know when the word is right but the tone is wrong — มา (come) vs ม้า (horse)
✓
Gemini native audio hears pitch and tonality, not just phonetic matching
✓
15 pronunciation checks per month included with Premium
✓
Built into Real-world Thai cards and the Syllable Debugger
15 checks/month included · +100 more for $3.99
Live Feedback Example
Target Word
มา
maa — come (Mid tone)
You Said
ม้า
máa — horse (High tone)
✓
Word Recognized
Consonants and vowels match — close enough to decode
⚠
Tone Mismatch
Expected Mid tone · heard High tone — try a flatter pitch
Premium feature — included with Real-world Thai and Syllable Debugger
Powered by Gemini Native Audio
Inside the platform
Peek behind the paywall
Nine tools, one workspace
Subscribers get the full dashboard — script reference, write & draw, practice lab with ranked sessions, photo scan, Speak & Check pronunciation, visa assistant, parsing sandbox, syllable debugger, and 486+ real-world cards. Here is what unlocks after you subscribe.
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Script GuideWrite & DrawReal-world ThaiPractice LabExpat LifePhoto ScanSyllable DebuggerParsing Sandbox
44 consonants
กMid
ko kai
▶
ขHigh
kho khai
▶
คLow
kho khwai
▶
Every consonant is Mid, High, or Low class — that class drives the tone rules.
Premium
Letter reference · audio on every card
Script Guide
All 44 consonants, vowels, and tone marks with native audio — each letter explained in your study language.
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กขคงจ
Draw here with mouse or finger
ClearCheck drawing
Great match — shape looks good! (94%)
Premium
Ghost trace · shape scoring
Write & Draw
Trace the ghost outline on the canvas. Shape-only scoring checks how closely your drawing matches the letter — no stroke order required.
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Script GuideWrite & DrawReal-world ThaiPractice LabExpat LifePhoto ScanSyllable DebuggerParsing Sandbox
Dishes (50)Spices & herbs (29)Coffee & teaNegotiate (50)Vocab (262)
ผัดไทย
Pad Thai
ต้มยำกุ้ง
Tom Yum Goong
ส้มตำ
Som Tam
Coffee & tea
กาแฟ · ชา
Negotiate
ขอส่วนลดได้ไหม
Premium
Menus · visa · emergency · market talk
Real-world Thai
486+ illustrated vocabulary cards — dishes, spices, coffee & tea, fruits, visa & immigration, emergency phrases, police, transport, and more. Searchable, with audio and save-to-word-bank.
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Script GuideWrite & DrawReal-world ThaiPractice LabExpat LifePhoto ScanSyllable DebuggerParsing Sandbox
New · Speak & Check
มา
maa — come (Mid tone)
▶ Play🎤
Word recognized
Consonants and vowels match — close enough to decode
Tone mismatch
Expected Mid tone · heard High tone — try a flatter pitch
Tap mic on any vocabulary card
Premium
Mic feedback · tone detection · real-world cards
Speak & Check
Tap the mic on any vocabulary card or syllable block. Gemini native audio listens to your pitch and tells you when the word is right but the tone is wrong — 15 checks per month included.
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🔥 3 day streakYour rank
Street Reader
Question 5 of 872%
Read signs
อยู่ระหว่างก่อสร้าง
Hard
Session complete
6/8 · 75%
Premium
Ranked sessions · varied words · results
Practice Lab
8-question sessions with shuffled drills, session scores, and a personal rank that unlocks harder signs and tone pairs as you improve. Tone drills, real sign reading, numbers, syllable speed, and hear-and-write — all tied to the parsing engine.
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Expat Life
Ask about visas, cash at the border, ED schools, lawyers…
How much cash do I need for a tourist visa extension?
Searching verified sources
Tourist extensions typically require 20,000 THB proof of funds per person — confirm on thaievisa.go.th for your nationality.
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Visa rules · ED schools · immigration lawyers
Expat Life
Visa & immigration assistant grounded in 2026 Thai rules — tourist cash requirements, ED visas, DTV balances, TDAC, MoE-accredited schools, and vetted immigration lawyers. PII is scrubbed before every query.
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Script GuideWrite & DrawReal-world ThaiPractice LabExpat LifePhoto ScanSyllable DebuggerParsing Sandbox
Photo Scan
Menu, street sign, market price — JPG or PNG
Choose photoRecognized text (editable)
ผัดไทย 50 บาท
Alphabet reading
ผัด
Falling
ไท
Mid
ย
Mid
Premium
Offline OCR · syllable-by-syllable decode
Photo Scan
Photograph a menu, sign, or price tag. Local OCR reads the Thai, then the alphabet parser breaks every syllable into consonant class, vowel, and tone — even when no dictionary word matches.
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Featured word · 12/48
น้ำ▶ Play
nam — water
Pick class
HighMidLow
✓ Code Validated · Falling tone
Premium
Featured words · step-by-step tone logic
Syllable Debugger
Pick consonant class, vowel length, ending, and tone mark — the engine validates your answer against the real rule matrix.
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Paste Thai text
สวัสดี
Parsed syllable blocks
ส
Rising
วั
Low
ส
High
ดี
Mid
Premium
Universal parser · syllable by syllable
Parsing Sandbox
Paste any Thai text. Every syllable splits into color-coded blocks; tap one to open the full rule flowchart.
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- ✓ Script guide — 44 consonants, vowels, tone marks + audio
- ✓ Write & Draw — stroke animation + shape scoring
- ✓ Practice Lab — ranked 8-question sessions, harder drills as you improve
- ✓ Photo Scan — 20 scans/mo + syllable breakdown
- ✓ Pronunciation check — 15 checks/mo with mic feedback
- ✓ Expat Life — visa assistant with verified 2026 immigration data
- ✓ Real-world Thai — 486+ cards (menus, visa, emergency, transport)
- ✓ Syllable Debugger — tone rule matrix
- ✓ Parsing Sandbox — paste any Thai text
- ✓ Native Thai audio on every card
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$199 one-time
Pay once — keep full access forever
- ✓ Script guide — 44 consonants, vowels, tone marks + audio
- ✓ Write & Draw — stroke animation + shape scoring
- ✓ Practice Lab — ranked 8-question sessions, harder drills as you improve
- ✓ Photo Scan — 20 scans/mo + syllable breakdown
- ✓ Pronunciation check — 15 checks/mo with mic feedback
- ✓ Expat Life — visa assistant with verified 2026 immigration data
- ✓ Real-world Thai — 486+ cards (menus, visa, emergency, transport)
- ✓ Syllable Debugger — tone rule matrix
- ✓ Parsing Sandbox — paste any Thai text
- ✓ Native Thai audio on every card
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Pronunciation checks
+100 checks for $3.99 — adds to your monthly allowance
Photo scans
+100 scans for $2.99 — adds to your monthly allowance
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