Thai and Japanese
National Language
Thailand
Japan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Palau
Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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.
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Lao Language
Korean Language
Derived From
Khmer Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
โปรด (Pord)
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
すみません (Sumimasen)
Where They Speak
Isan
Kagawa
Dialect 2
Northern Thai
Hakata
Where They Speak
Northern Thailand
Fukuoka
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Southern Thai
Kansai
Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
kansai
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
Not Available
French Name
thaï
japonais
German Name
Thailändisch
Japanisch
Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Tai
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Thai
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Thai
Japanese
Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
thai1261
nucl1643
Linguasphere
47-AAA-b
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Thai and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Thai and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Thai are spoken in different Thai Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Thai vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Thai dialects include: Isan, Northern Thai. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Thai and Japanese Speaking population
Thai and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Thai and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Thai and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Thai vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Thai and Japanese Language Codes
Thai and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Thai and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.