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Irish vs Thai


Thai vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Thailand   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ireland   
Thailand   

Second Language
Ireland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Lao Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Khmer Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18   
1
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
32   
21

How Many Consonants
13   
3
44   
33

Scripts
Latin   
Thai   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   

Please
le do thoil   
โปรด (Pord)   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Bye
Slán   
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Isan   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
Isan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Northern Thai   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Northern Thailand   

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

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Southern Thai   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
4,500,000.00   
8

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
9   
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million   
99+
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.85 %   
23

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
20.00 million   
37

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
40.00 million   
15

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
ภาษาไทย   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
thaï   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Thailändisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   

History

Origin
c. 750   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Tai   

Branch
Goidelic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
Old Thai   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Thai   

Language Position
Not Available   
47   
34

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Thai Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
th   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
tha   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
tha   

ISO 639 3
gle   
tha   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
thai1261   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
47-AAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Analytic, Isolating   

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Irish and Thai Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Thai language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Thai language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 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 Irish and Thai Language History.

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

Irish vs Thai Difficulty

The Irish vs Thai difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish 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 Irish and Thai are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Thai, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Thai time required is 44 weeks.

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