Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Thailand
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Thailand
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
Interesting Facts
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
- 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
Malayalam
Lao Language
Derived From
Not Available
Khmer Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
โปรด (Pord)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Where They Speak
Kongu
Isan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Northern Thai
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Northern Thailand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Southern Thai
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
ภาษาไทย
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
German Name
Tamil
Thailändisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Tai
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Thai
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Thai
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Thai Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
thai1261
Linguasphere
tami1289
47-AAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Isolating
Tamil 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 Tamil and Thai greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Thai language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Thai word for "Thank You" is ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ). Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Thai Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Thai Difficulty
The Tamil vs Thai difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil 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 Tamil and Thai are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Thai, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Thai time required is 44 weeks.
