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Thai vs Filipino


Filipino vs Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Thailand  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Lao Language  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
Khmer Language  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32  
21
5  
2

How Many Consonants
44  
33
23  
13

Scripts
Thai  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
Kumusta  

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)  
Salamat  

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)  
Kumusta  

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  
Magandang umaga  

Please
โปรด (Pord)  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  
Paalam  

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Isan  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
10
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Northern Thai  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
13
8,200,000.00  
11

Dialect 3
Southern Thai  
Waray  

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00  
8
2,600,000.00  
13

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
0.85 %  
23
Not Available  

Native Speakers
20.00 million  
37
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million  
15
45.00 million  
13

Native Name
ภาษาไทย  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang  
Pilipino  

French Name
thaï  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Thailändisch  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
16th Century  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Thai  
Filipino  

Language Position
47  
34
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
th  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
tha  
fil  

ISO 639 3
tha  
fil  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
thai1261  
fili1244  

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b  
No Data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Not Available  

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Thai and Filipino Language History

Comparison of Thai vs Filipino language history gives us differences between origin of Thai and Filipino language. History of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century. 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 Filipino Language History.

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

Thai vs Filipino Difficulty

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

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