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Telugu vs Thai


Thai vs Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   
Thailand   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India   
Thailand   

Second Language
Karnataka   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   

Interesting Facts
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
  • 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
Tamil   
Lao Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Khmer Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60   
35
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19   
16
32   
21

How Many Consonants
41   
30
44   
33

Scripts
Telugu Script   
Thai   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, 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
హలో (Halō)   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   
โปรด (Pord)   

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Bye
బై (Bai)   
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar   
Isan   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   
Isan   

How Many People Speak
170,000.00   
39
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Chenchu   
Northern Thai   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   
Northern Thailand   

How Many People Speak
26,000.00   
99+
6,000,000.00   
13

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora   
Southern Thai   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
32
4,500,000.00   
8

Total No. Of Dialects
38   
28
9   
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million   
20
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
1.15 %   
15
0.85 %   
23

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
20.00 million   
37

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
40.00 million   
15

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)   
ภาษาไทย   

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   

French Name
télougou   
thaï   

German Name
Telugu-Sprache   
Thailändisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   

Ethnicity
Telugu people   
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   

History

Origin
c. 575   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tai   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy   
Old Thai   

Standard Forms
Telugu   
Thai   

Language Position
15   
14
47   
34

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Thai Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
te   
th   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel   
tha   

ISO 639 2/B
tel   
tha   

ISO 639 3
tel   
tha   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
telu1262   
thai1261   

Linguasphere
No data available   
47-AAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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Telugu and Thai Language History

Comparison of Telugu vs Thai language history gives us differences between origin of Telugu and Thai language. History of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575 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 Telugu and Thai Language History.

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Telugu 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 Telugu and Thai greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Thai language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Thai word for "Thank You" is ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ). Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Thai Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Telugu vs Thai Difficulty

The Telugu vs Thai difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu 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 Telugu and Thai are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Thai, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Thai time required is 44 weeks.

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