Countries
Thailand
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
National Language
Thailand
  
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Karnataka
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
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.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Lao Language
  
Tamil
  
Derived From
Khmer Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Thai
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
హలో (Halō)
  
Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Please
โปรด (Pord)
  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
  
బై (Bai)
  
I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dialect 1
Isan
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Isan
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Northern Thai
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Northern Thailand
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00
  
13
Dialect 3
Southern Thai
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00
  
8
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
80.00 million
  
20
Native Speakers
20.00 million
  
37
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
40.00 million
  
15
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
ภาษาไทย
  
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
French Name
thaï
  
télougou
  
German Name
Thailändisch
  
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
  
Telugu people
  
Origin
1283 CE
  
c. 575
  
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Tai
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Thai
  
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Standard Forms
Thai
  
Telugu
  
Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
th
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tha
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
tha
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
tha
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
thai1261
  
telu1262
  
Linguasphere
47-AAA-b
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
  
Not Available