Countries
Thailand
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
Thailand
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
  
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
Similar To
Lao Language
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
Khmer Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Thai
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
Hola
  
Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
  
Bon dia
  
Please
โปรด (Pord)
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
Isan
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
Isan
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Northern Thai
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
Northern Thailand
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00
  
13
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Southern Thai
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00
  
8
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
20.00 million
  
37
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
40.00 million
  
15
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
ภาษาไทย
  
català
  
Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
thaï
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Thailändisch
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
1283 CE
  
c. 1028
  
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Tai
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Thai
  
Old Catalan
  
Standard Forms
Thai
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
th
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tha
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
tha
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
tha
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
thai1261
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
47-AAA-b
  
51-AAA-e
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
  
Not Available
  
Thai and Catalan 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 Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Thai and Catalan language. Thai word for "Hello" is สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī) or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Thai Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Thai vs Catalan Difficulty
The Thai vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Thai Alphabets and Catalan 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 Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Thai and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Thai is 44 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.