Cantonese and Thai Speaking countries
Countries
Hong Kong, Macau
  
Thailand
  
National Language
China, Guangdong
  
Thailand
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Hawaii
  
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
  
Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
  
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
  
Interesting Facts
- Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
- Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
  
- Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
- You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  
Similar To
Chinese Language
  
Lao Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Khmer Language
  
Cantonese and Thai as Minority Language
In Cantonese and Thai speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cantonese and Thai as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.
- Thai as minority language: Burma, Cambodia, Laos.
If you want to compare Cantonese and Thai dialects, then you can go to Cantonese vs Thai Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Cantonese and Thai Regulators
Cantonese and Thai speaking countries provide you Cantonese and Thai regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division regulates Cantonese language.Thai is regulated by Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา). Also get to learn, Cantonese and Thai Language History.
Cantonese and Thai Continents
Thinking about Cantonese and Thai continents in which Cantonese and Thai speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Cantonese and Thai. Most of the Cantonese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Thai speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Cantonese and Thai languages:
Cantonese Interesting Facts:
- Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
- Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
Thai Interesting Facts:
- Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
- You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
The Cantonese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese Language whereas Cantonese language is similar to Lao Language and derived from Khmer Language.