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Pashto vs Thai


Thai vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Thailand  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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

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

Alphabets
44  
24
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
32  
21

How Many Consonants
29  
19
44  
33

Scripts
Arabic  
Thai  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

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)  

Dialects

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
95,000.00  
29
4,500,000.00  
8

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
26
0.85 %  
23

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  

History

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  

Language Position
82  
99+
47  
34

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Thai Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

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  

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Pashto and Thai Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Thai language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Thai language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 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 Pashto and Thai Language History.

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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.

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