Common Thai vowels, shown on the placeholder consonant อ. Vowels can sit before, after, above, or below the consonant.

• อะashort a
• อาaalong a
• อิishort i (vowel sits above)
• อีiilong i (vowel sits above)
• อุushort u (vowel sits below)
• อูuulong u (vowel sits below)
• เอelong e (vowel sits before)
• แอaelong ae, like "cat" (vowel sits before)
• โอolong o (vowel sits before)
• ออorlong aw, like "saw"