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Thai and Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   
Thailand   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

National Language
North Korea, South Korea   
Thailand   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language   
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   

Interesting Facts
  • Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
  • Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
  
  • 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
Chinese and Japanese languages   
Lao Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Khmer Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40   
21
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21   
18
32   
21

How Many Consonants
19   
9
44   
33

Scripts
Hangul   
Thai   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)   
โปรด (Pord)   

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)   
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju   
Isan   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Isan   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
99+
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang   
Northern Thai   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Northern Thailand   

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00   
9
6,000,000.00   
13

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng   
Southern Thai   

Where They Speak
China, North Korea   
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
9   
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
77.00 million   
22
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
0.85 %   
23

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
20.00 million   
37

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
40.00 million   
15

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)   
ภาษาไทย   

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   

French Name
coréen   
thaï   

German Name
Koreanisch   
Thailändisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   

Ethnicity
Koreans   
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   

History

Origin
Before 1st century   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Koreanic Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tai   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean   
Old Thai   

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard   
Thai   

Language Position
12   
11
47   
34

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language   
Thai Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ko   
th   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor   
tha   

ISO 639 2/B
kor   
tha   

ISO 639 3
Kor   
tha   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kore1280   
thai1261   

Linguasphere
45-AAA   
47-AAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Analytic, Isolating   

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All Korean 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 Korean and Thai dialects. Various dialects of Korean and Thai language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Korean are spoken in different Korean Speaking Countries whereas Thai Dialects are spoken in different Thai speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Korean vs Thai Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Korean dialects include: Jeju, Gyeongsang. Thai dialects include: Isan , Northern Thai. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Korean and Thai Speaking population

Korean and Thai speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Thai languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Thai Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % 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 Korean and Thai on Korean vs Thai where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Korean and Thai Language Codes

Korean and Thai language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Korean and Thai Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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