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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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