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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Thailand
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
331
Bhojpuri
0 46
1.3 National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Thailand
1.4 Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
South Africa
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  • 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.
1.9 Similar To
Not Available
Lao Language
1.10 Derived From
Latin
Khmer Language
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2644
Irish
18 247
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
532
Hebrew
0 32
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2144
German
9 60
2.4 Scripts
Latin
Thai
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
73
Bengali
2 12
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks44 weeks
Cebuano
3 88
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
3.2 Thank You
Thank you
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
3.3 How Are You?
How are you?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
3.4 Good Night
Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
3.5 Good Evening
Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
3.6 Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
3.7 Good Morning
Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
3.8 Please
Please
โปรด (Pord)
3.9 Sorry
Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
3.10 Bye
Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
3.11 I Love You
I love you
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
3.12 Excuse Me
Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
American English
Isan
4.1.1 Where They Speak
United States of America
Isan
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
225,000,000.0020,000,000.00
Macedonian
1.5 960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
Hiberno-English
Northern Thai
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Northern Thailand
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4,500,000.006,000,000.00
Dzongkha
700 80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Welsh English
Southern Thai
4.3.1 Where They Speak
United Kingdom
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
2,500,000.004,500,000.00
Romanian
1400 96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
1889
Sanskrit
0 188
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
1,200.00 million60.00 million
Abkhaz
0.13 1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.43 %0.85 %
Xhosa
0.11 89
5.3 Native Speakers
400.00 million20.00 million
Abkhaz
0.13 873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
400.00 million40.00 million
Finnish
0.01 400
5.3.2 Native Name
English
ภาษาไทย
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Not Available
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
5.3.4 French Name
anglais
thaï
5.3.5 German Name
Englisch
Thailändisch
5.4 Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
5.5 Ethnicity
Not Available
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
6 History
6.1 Origin
5th Century AD
1283 CE
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Tai-Kadai Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Tai
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Old Thai
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Standard English
Thai
6.3.3 Language Position
347
Chinese
1 120
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed English
Thai Sign Language
6.4 Scope
Individual
Individual
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
en
th
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
eng
tha
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
eng
tha
7.3 ISO 639 3
eng
tha
7.4 ISO 639 6
engs
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
stan1293
thai1261
7.6 Linguasphere
52-ABA
47-AAA-b
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
Living
Living
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Analytic, Isolating

English vs Thai Speaking Countries

There are plenty of languages spoken around the world. Every country has its own official language. Compare English vs Thai speaking countries, so that you will have total count of countries that speak English or Thai language.

  • English is spoken as a national language in: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America.
  • Thai is spoken as a national language in: Thailand.

You will also get to know the continents where English and Thai speaking countries lie. Based on the number of people that speak these languages, the position of English language is 3 and position of Thai language is 47. Find all the information about these languages on English and Thai.

English and Thai Language History

Comparison of English vs Thai language history gives us differences between origin of English and Thai language. History of English language states that this language originated in 5th Century AD whereas history of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on English and Thai Language History.

English 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 English and Thai greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in English and Thai language. English word for "Hello" is Hello or Thai word for "Thank You" is ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ). Find more of such common English Greetings and Thai Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

English vs Thai Difficulty

The English vs Thai difficulty level basically depends on the number of English 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 English and Thai are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in English and Thai, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn English is 6 weeks while to learn Thai time required is 44 weeks.