Countries
European Union, Ireland
  
Thailand
  
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 in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Thai
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
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
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
27
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
  
Thai Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.