Countries
Thailand
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
National Language
Thailand
France
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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.
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
Similar To
Lao Language
Italian Language
Derived From
Khmer Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
bonjour
Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
Merci
How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
Bonjour
Please
โปรด (Pord)
S'il vous plaît
Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
désolé
Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
au revoir
I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Isan
Quebec French
Where They Speak
Isan
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Dialect 2
Northern Thai
African French
Where They Speak
Northern Thailand
Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Southern Thai
Swiss French
Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
Northeast France, Switzerland
Native Name
ภาษาไทย
français
Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
Français
French Name
thaï
français
German Name
Thailändisch
Französisch
Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Not Available
Origin
1283 CE
9th Century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Thai
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Thai
Standard French
Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
fras
Glottocode
thai1261
stan1290
Linguasphere
47-AAA-b
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Fusional, Synthetic
Thai and French 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 French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Thai and French language. Thai word for "Hello" is สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī) or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Thai Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Thai vs French Difficulty
The Thai vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Thai Alphabets and French 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 French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Thai and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Thai is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.