Standard Thai · Bangkok Thai
The Bangkok-area variety that forms the basis of the modern Thai standard. The reference variety in education, broadcasting, and most Thai instruction abroad.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 13.75°, 100.50°
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DialectCentral ThaiThe Bangkok-area variety that forms the basis of the modern Thai standard. The reference variety in education, broadcasting, and most Thai instruction abroad.DialectIsanThe Tai language of Thailand's Northeast region. Closer to Lao than to Central Thai; spoken by the largest non-Central-Thai population in the country.CompareCentral Thai vs LannaAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Thai and the dialects within it.