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French and Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand   
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
32   
3

National Language
Thailand   
France   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Africa, Canada   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Lao Language   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Khmer Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32   
21
6   
3

How Many Consonants
44   
33
20   
10

Scripts
Thai   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
bonjour   

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   
Merci   

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   
Bonjour   

Please
โปรด (Pord)   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
désolé   

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   
au revoir   

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Isan   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Northern Thai   
African French   

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand   
Africa   

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00   
13
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Southern Thai   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
8
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
0.85 %   
23
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
20.00 million   
37
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million   
15
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
ภาษาไทย   
français   

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   
Français   

French Name
thaï   
français   

German Name
Thailändisch   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
9th Century   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Thai   
Standard French   

Language Position
47   
34
13   
12

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
th   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
tha   
fre   

ISO 639 3
tha   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
thai1261   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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All Thai and French Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Thai and French dialects. Various dialects of Thai and French language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Thai are spoken in different Thai Speaking Countries whereas French Dialects are spoken in different French speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Thai vs French Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Thai dialects include: Isan, Northern Thai. French dialects include: Quebec French , African French. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Thai and French Speaking population

Thai and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Thai and French languages can be compared. The total count of Thai and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Thai and French on Thai vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Thai and French Language Codes

Thai and French language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Thai and French Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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