National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Thailand
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Regulated By
Not Available
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
Interesting Facts
- There is no space left between words, only between phrases or sentences in Lao language.
- The Lao alphabets has been reformed many times over the past 50 years.
- 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
Thai Language
Lao Language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Khmer Language
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Thai
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
โปรด (Pord)
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Bye
Sôhk dii der
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Isan
Where They Speak
Laos
Isan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Northern Thai
Where They Speak
Laos
Northern Thailand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Southern Thai
Where They Speak
Laos
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
ภาษาไทย
Alternative Names
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
German Name
Laotisch
Thailändisch
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No Early forms
Old Thai
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Thai Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
thai1261
Linguasphere
No data available
47-AAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Analytic, Isolating
Lao 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 Lao and Thai greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Lao and Thai language. Lao word for "Hello" is ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i) or Thai word for "Thank You" is ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ). Find more of such common Lao Greetings and Thai Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Lao vs Thai Difficulty
The Lao vs Thai difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao 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 Lao and Thai are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Thai, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Thai time required is 44 weeks.