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Thai and Korean


Korean and Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand   
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
Thailand   
North Korea, South Korea   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   
The National Institute of the Korean Language   

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.
  
  • Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
  • Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
  

Similar To
Lao Language   
Chinese and Japanese languages   

Derived From
Khmer Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
40   
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32   
21
21   
18

How Many Consonants
44   
33
19   
9

Scripts
Thai   
Hangul   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   

Please
โปรด (Pord)   
하십시오 (hasibsio)   

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   
안녕 (annyeong)   

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan   
Jeju   

Where They Speak
Isan   
South Korea   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
10,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Thai   
Gyeongsang   

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand   
South Korea   

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00   
13
10,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 3
Southern Thai   
Hamgyŏng   

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   
China, North Korea   

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
8
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
12   
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
77.00 million   
22

Speaking Population
0.85 %   
23
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
20.00 million   
37
77.00 million   
12

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million   
15
Not Available   

Native Name
ภาษาไทย   
한국어 (조선말)   

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   

French Name
thaï   
coréen   

German Name
Thailändisch   
Koreanisch   

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   
Koreans   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
Before 1st century   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Koreanic Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai   
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean   

Standard Forms
Thai   
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard   

Language Position
47   
34
12   
11

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language   
Korean Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
th   
ko   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha   
kor   

ISO 639 2/B
tha   
kor   

ISO 639 3
tha   
Kor   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
thai1261   
kore1280   

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b   
45-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Agglutinative   

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All Thai and Korean 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 Korean dialects. Various dialects of Thai and Korean language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Thai are spoken in different Thai Speaking Countries whereas Korean Dialects are spoken in different Korean speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Thai vs Korean Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Thai dialects include: Isan, Northern Thai. Korean dialects include: Jeju , Gyeongsang. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Thai and Korean Speaking population

Thai and Korean speaking population is one of the factors based on which Thai and Korean languages can be compared. The total count of Thai and Korean Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 %. 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 Korean on Thai vs Korean where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Thai and Korean Language Codes

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

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