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Thai vs Danish


Danish vs Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand   
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
Thailand   
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe, North America, South America   

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America   

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language 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.
  
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  

Similar To
Lao Language   
Norwegian and Swedish   

Derived From
Khmer Language   
Old Norse Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32   
21
20   
17

How Many Consonants
44   
33
20   
10

Scripts
Thai   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
Hallo   

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   
Mange tak   

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   
Hvordan har du det?   

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   
God nat   

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
God aften   

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   
God eftermiddag   

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   
God morgen   

Please
โปรด (Pord)   
Please   

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
Undskyld!   

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   
Farvel   

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   
Jeg elsker dig   

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
Undskyld mig   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan   
Scanian   

Where They Speak
Isan   
Sweden   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
80,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Thai   
Jutlandic   

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand   
Denmark   

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00   
13
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Southern Thai   
Bornholmsk   

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   
Island of Bornholm   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
5.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.85 %   
23
Not Available   

Native Speakers
20.00 million   
37
5.50 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million   
15
Not Available   

Native Name
ภาษาไทย   
dansk   

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   
Dansk, Rigsdansk   

French Name
thaï   
danois   

German Name
Thailändisch   
Dänisch   

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]   

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   
Danish people or Danes   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
c. 1100 AD   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai   
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish   

Standard Forms
Thai   
Rigsdansk   

Language Position
47   
34
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language   
Signed Danish   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
th   
da   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha   
dan   

ISO 639 2/B
tha   
dan   

ISO 639 3
tha   
dan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
thai1261   
dani1284   

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b   
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Fusional   

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Thai and Danish Language History

Comparison of Thai vs Danish language history gives us differences between origin of Thai and Danish language. History of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Danish language states that this language originated in c. 1100 AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Thai and Danish Language History.

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Thai and Danish 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 Danish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Thai and Danish language. Thai word for "Hello" is สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī) or Danish word for "Thank You" is Mange tak. Find more of such common Thai Greetings and Danish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Thai vs Danish Difficulty

The Thai vs Danish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Thai Alphabets and Danish 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 Danish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Thai and Danish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Thai is 44 weeks while to learn Danish time required is 24 weeks.

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