Countries
Thailand
  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
National Language
Thailand
  
Iran
  
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
  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
  
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.
  
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  
Similar To
Lao Language
  
Kurdish and Persian
  
Derived From
Khmer Language
  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Alphabets in
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Thai
  
Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
Salam
  
Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
  
mana bebahgsh
  
How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
  
chone tao?
  
Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
  
jawáin shap
  
Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
jawáin begáh
  
Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
  
jawáin sawáh
  
Please
โปรด (Pord)
  
Mihrabani kan
  
Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
  
bye
  
I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
  
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
mana bebahgsh
  
Dialect 1
Isan
  
Eastern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Isan
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Northern Thai
  
Western Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Northern Thailand
  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00
  
13
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Southern Thai
  
Southern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00
  
8
3,400,000.00
  
10
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
20.00 million
  
37
7.60 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
40.00 million
  
15
Not Available
  
Native Name
ภาษาไทย
  
بلوچی
  
Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
  
Baluchi
  
French Name
thaï
  
baloutchi
  
German Name
Thailändisch
  
Belutschisch
  
Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Origin
1283 CE
  
19th Century
  
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Tai
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Thai
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Thai
  
Balochi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
th
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tha
  
bal
  
ISO 639 2/B
tha
  
bal
  
ISO 639 3
tha
  
bal
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
thai1261
  
balo1260
  
Linguasphere
47-AAA-b
  
58-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
  
Not Available
  
Thai and Balochi Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Thai and Balochi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Thai and Balochi language. Thai word for "Hello" is สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī) or Balochi word for "Thank You" is mana bebahgsh. Find more of such common Thai Greetings and Balochi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Thai vs Balochi Difficulty
The Thai vs Balochi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Thai Alphabets and Balochi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Thai and Balochi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Thai and Balochi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Thai is 44 weeks while to learn Balochi time required is 44 weeks.