Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
Thailand
  
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Thailand
  
Second Language
Spain
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
  
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
  
Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
- 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Lao Language
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Khmer Language
  
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Thai
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hola
  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
  
Please
Sisplau
  
โปรด (Pord)
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
Bye
Adéu
  
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Isan
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Isan
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Northern Thai
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Northern Thailand
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
6,000,000.00
  
13
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Southern Thai
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
4,500,000.00
  
8
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
27
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
20.00 million
  
37
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
40.00 million
  
15
Native Name
català
  
ภาษาไทย
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
thaï
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Thailändisch
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
  
Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
1283 CE
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Tai
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
Old Thai
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Thai
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Thai Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
th
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
tha
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
tha
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
tha
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1289
  
thai1261
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
  
47-AAA-b
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Analytic, Isolating
  
Catalan and Thai Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Catalan and Thai greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Thai language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Thai word for "Thank You" is ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ). Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Thai Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Catalan vs Thai Difficulty
The Catalan vs Thai difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Thai Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Catalan and Thai are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Thai, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Thai time required is 44 weeks.