Thai consonants are divided into three classes: high, middle, and low. Here's an overview of the basic Thai consonants:
### Middle Class Consonants (อักษรกลาง)
1. ก (ko kai)
2. จ (cho chan)
3. ฎ (do cha-da)
4. ฏ (to pa-tak)
5. ด (do dek)
6. ต (to tao)
7. บ (bo baimai)
8. ป (po pla)
9. อ (o ang)
### High Class Consonants (อักษรสูง)
1. ข (kho khai)
2. ฉ (cho ching)
3. ฐ (tho than)
4. ถ (tho thung)
5. ผ (pho phueng)
6. ฝ (fo fa)
7. ศ (so sala)
8. ษ (so rue-si)
9. ส (so suea)
10. ห (ho hip)
### Low Class Consonants (อักษรต่ำ)
1. ค (kho khai)
2. ฆ (kho ra-khang)
3. ง (ngo ngu)
4. ช (cho chang)
5. ซ (so so)
6. ฌ (cho choe)
7. ญ (yo ying)
8. ฑ (tho phu-thao)
9. ฒ (tho mon-tho)
10. ณ (no nen)
11. ท (tho thahan)
12. ธ (tho thong)
13. น (no nu)
14. พ (pho phan)
15. ฟ (fo fan)
16. ภ (pho sam-phao)
17. ม (mo ma)
18. ย (yo yak)
19. ร (ro ruea)
20. ล (lo ling)
21. ว (wo waen)
22. ฬ (lo chu-la)
23. ฮ (ho nok-huk)
These consonants are used in combination with vowels to form words. Thai is a tonal language, and the class of the consonant often affects the tone of the syllable.