Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Thailand
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
Thailand
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
  
Interesting Facts
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
- 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
Hindi Language
  
Lao Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Khmer Language
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Thai
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
โปรด (Pord)
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Isan
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Isan
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Northern Thai
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Northern Thailand
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
6,000,000.00
  
13
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Southern Thai
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
4,500,000.00
  
8
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
60.00 million
  
27
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
20.00 million
  
37
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
40.00 million
  
15
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
ภาษาไทย
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
thaï
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Thailändisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
1283 CE
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Tai
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Old Thai
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Thai
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Thai Sign Language
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
th
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
tha
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
tha
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
tha
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
thai1261
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
47-AAA-b
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Analytic, Isolating
  
Punjabi 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 Punjabi and Thai greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Thai language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Thai word for "Thank You" is ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ). Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Thai Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Thai Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Thai difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi 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 Punjabi and Thai are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Thai, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Thai time required is 44 weeks.