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Thai vs French


Countries

Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   
Thailand   

Total No. Of Countries
32   
3
1   
14

National Language
France   
Thailand   

Second Language
Africa, Canada   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   
Asia   

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   

Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
  • 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
Italian Language   
Lao Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Khmer Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
French-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
26   
8
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
32   
21

How Many Consonants
20   
10
44   
33

Scripts
Latin   
Thai   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
bonjour   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Thank You
Merci   
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?   
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   

Good Night
bonne Nuit   
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   

Good Evening
bonsoir   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi   
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   

Good Morning
Bonjour   
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   

Please
S'il vous plaît   
โปรด (Pord)   

Sorry
désolé   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Bye
au revoir   
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   

I Love You
Je t'aime   
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French   
Isan   

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   
Isan   

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00   
15
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
African French   
Northern Thai   

Where They Speak
Africa   
Northern Thailand   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,000,000.00   
13

Dialect 3
Swiss French   
Southern Thai   

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland   
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
16
4,500,000.00   
8

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
9   
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million   
11
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
1.12 %   
17
0.85 %   
23

Native Speakers
76.00 million   
13
20.00 million   
37

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million   
11
40.00 million   
15

Native Name
français   
ภาษาไทย   

Alternative Names
Français   
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   

French Name
français   
thaï   

German Name
Französisch   
Thailändisch   

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   

History

Origin
9th Century   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Tai   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French   
Old Thai   

Standard Forms
Standard French   
Thai   

Language Position
13   
12
47   
34

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   
Thai Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fr   
th   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra   
tha   

ISO 639 2/B
fre   
tha   

ISO 639 3
fra   
tha   

ISO 639 6
fras   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1290   
thai1261   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i   
47-AAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Analytic, Isolating   

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French and Thai Language History

Comparison of French vs Thai language history gives us differences between origin of French and Thai language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century 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 French and Thai Language History.

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

French vs Thai Difficulty

The French vs Thai difficulty level basically depends on the number of French 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 French and Thai are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Thai, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Thai time required is 44 weeks.

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