Countries
Galicia
  
Laos
  
National Language
Galicia
  
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  
- There is no space left between words, only between phrases or sentences in Lao language.
- The Lao alphabets has been reformed many times over the past 50 years.
  
Similar To
Portuguese Language
  
Thai Language
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
  
Alphabets in
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Thai and Lao Braille
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Ola
  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
  
Thank You
Grazas
  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
  
How Are You?
Que tal estás?
  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
  
Good Night
Boas noites
  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
  
Good Evening
Boa tarde
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
  
Good Afternoon
Boa tarde
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
  
Good Morning
Bos días
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
  
Please
Por favor
  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
  
Sorry
Síntoo!
  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
  
Bye
Adeus
  
Sôhk dii der
  
I Love You
Ámote
  
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
  
Excuse Me
Perdoe!
  
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Galician
  
Vientiane Lao
  
Where They Speak
East Galicia
  
Laos
  
Dialect 2
Central Galician
  
Northern Lao
  
Where They Speak
Central Galicia
  
Laos
  
Dialect 3
Western Galician
  
Central Lao
  
Where They Speak
West Galicia
  
Laos
  
How Many People Speak?
2.40 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
40
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
2.40 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
32
Native Name
Galego
  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
  
Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego
  
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
  
French Name
galicien
  
lao
  
German Name
Galicisch
  
Laotisch
  
Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]
  
pʰáːsǎː láːw
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Origin
c. 1175
  
1283 CE
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Tai
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
  
No Early forms
  
Standard Forms
Galician
  
Lao
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
gl
  
lo
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
glg
  
lao
  
ISO 639 2/B
glg
  
lao
  
ISO 639 3
glg
  
lao
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
gali1258
  
laoo1244
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Isolating
  
Galician and Lao 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 Galician and Lao greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Galician and Lao language. Galician word for "Hello" is Ola or Lao word for "Thank You" is ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i). Find more of such common Galician Greetings and Lao Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Galician vs Lao Difficulty
The Galician vs Lao difficulty level basically depends on the number of Galician Alphabets and Lao 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 Galician and Lao are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Galician and Lao, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Galician is Not Available while to learn Lao time required is 44 weeks.