Countries
Afganistan
  
Thailand
  
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Thailand
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Pakistan
  
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
  
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
  
Interesting Facts
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  
- 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
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Lao Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Khmer Language
  
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Thai
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
(salaam) سلام
  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
  
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
  
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
  
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
  
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
  
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
  
โปรด (Pord)
  
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
  
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
  
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
  
Isan
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Isan
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
  
Northern Thai
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Northern Thailand
  
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00
  
4
6,000,000.00
  
13
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
  
Southern Thai
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
  
How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00
  
8
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
60.00 million
  
27
Native Speakers
60.00 million
  
20
20.00 million
  
37
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
40.00 million
  
15
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
  
ภาษาไทย
  
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
  
French Name
pachto
  
thaï
  
German Name
Paschtu
  
Thailändisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
  
Ethnicity
Pashtun
  
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
  
Origin
1651
  
1283 CE
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Tai
  
Branch
Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Thai
  
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Thai
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Thai Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ps
  
th
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pus
  
tha
  
ISO 639 2/B
pus
  
tha
  
ISO 639 3
pus
  
tha
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
pash1269
  
thai1261
  
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
  
47-AAA-b
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Analytic, Isolating
  
Pashto 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 Pashto and Thai greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Thai language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Thai word for "Thank You" is ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ). Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Thai Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Thai Difficulty
The Pashto vs Thai difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto 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 Pashto and Thai are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Thai, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Thai time required is 44 weeks.