Countries
Thailand
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
National Language
Thailand
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Interesting Facts
- 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.
  
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
Similar To
Lao Language
  
Assamese and Oriya
  
Derived From
Khmer Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Thai
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Please
โปรด (Pord)
  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Dialect 1
Isan
  
Chakma
  
Where They Speak
Isan
  
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Northern Thai
  
Hajong
  
Where They Speak
Northern Thailand
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00
  
13
Dialect 3
Southern Thai
  
Rarhi
  
Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00
  
8
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
215.00 million
  
9
Native Speakers
20.00 million
  
37
196.00 million
  
7
Second Language Speakers
40.00 million
  
15
19.00 million
  
16
Native Name
ภาษาไทย
  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
French Name
thaï
  
bengali
  
German Name
Thailändisch
  
Bengali
  
Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
  
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Origin
1283 CE
  
1000–1200 CE
  
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Tai
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Thai
  
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Standard Forms
Thai
  
Bengali
  
Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
th
  
bn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tha
  
ben
  
ISO 639 2/B
tha
  
ben
  
ISO 639 3
tha
  
ben
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
thai1261
  
beng1280
  
Linguasphere
47-AAA-b
  
59-AAF-u
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
  
Not Available