Countries
Thailand
  
Thailand
  
National Language
Thailand
  
Thailand
  
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
  
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
  
Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
  
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
  
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.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Lao Language
  
Lao Language
  
Derived From
Khmer Language
  
Khmer Language
  
Alphabets in
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Thai
  
Thai
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
  
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
  
How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
  
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
  
Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
  
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
  
Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
  
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
  
Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
  
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
  
Please
โปรด (Pord)
  
โปรด (Pord)
  
Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
  
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
  
I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
  
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
  
Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
Dialect 1
Isan
  
Isan
  
Where They Speak
Isan
  
Isan
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Northern Thai
  
Northern Thai
  
Where They Speak
Northern Thailand
  
Northern Thailand
  
How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00
  
13
6,000,000.00
  
13
Dialect 3
Southern Thai
  
Southern Thai
  
Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
  
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
  
How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00
  
8
4,500,000.00
  
8
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
60.00 million
  
27
Native Speakers
20.00 million
  
37
20.00 million
  
37
Second Language Speakers
40.00 million
  
15
40.00 million
  
15
Native Name
ภาษาไทย
  
ภาษาไทย
  
Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
  
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
  
French Name
thaï
  
thaï
  
German Name
Thailändisch
  
Thailändisch
  
Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
  
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
  
Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
  
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
  
Origin
1283 CE
  
1283 CE
  
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Subgroup
Tai
  
Tai
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Thai
  
Old Thai
  
Standard Forms
Thai
  
Thai
  
Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language
  
Thai Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
th
  
th
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tha
  
tha
  
ISO 639 2/B
tha
  
tha
  
ISO 639 3
tha
  
tha
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
thai1261
  
thai1261
  
Linguasphere
47-AAA-b
  
47-AAA-b
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
  
Analytic, Isolating