Japanese vs 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
Japanese and Thai Language History
Comparison of Japanese vs Thai language history gives us differences between origin of Japanese and Thai language. History of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185 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 Japanese and Thai Language History.
Japanese 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 Japanese and Thai greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and Thai language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or Thai word for "Thank You" is ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ). Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and Thai Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Japanese vs Thai Difficulty
The Japanese vs Thai difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese 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 Japanese and Thai are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and Thai, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn Thai time required is 44 weeks.
