Japanese and Thai
National Language
Japan
Thailand
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Asia
Minority Language
Palau
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- 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
Korean Language
Lao Language
Derived From
Not Available
Khmer Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
โปรด (Pord)
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Isan
Dialect 2
Hakata
Northern Thai
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Northern Thailand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kansai
Southern Thai
Where They Speak
kansai
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Not Available
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
French Name
japonais
thaï
German Name
Japanisch
Thailändisch
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Language Family
Japonic Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Tai
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Old Thai
Standard Forms
Japanese
Thai
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
Thai Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1643
thai1261
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
47-AAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Analytic, Isolating
All Japanese and Thai Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Japanese and Thai dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Thai language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Thai Dialects are spoken in different Thai speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Thai Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Thai dialects include: Isan , Northern Thai. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Japanese and Thai Speaking population
Japanese and Thai speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Thai languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Thai Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Japanese and Thai on Japanese vs Thai where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Japanese and Thai Language Codes
Japanese and Thai language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Thai Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
