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Thai vs Greek


Greek vs Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand  
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Thailand  
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Roman Empire  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos  
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)  
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  

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.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Lao Language  
Armenian  

Derived From
Khmer Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32  
21
7  
4

How Many Consonants
44  
33
17  
7

Scripts
Thai  
Arabic, Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
γεια σας (geia sas)  

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)  
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)  
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)  
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)  
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  

Please
โปรด (Pord)  
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  
αντίο (antío)  

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)  
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan  
Cappadocian Greek  

Where They Speak
Isan  
Greece  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
10
2,800.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Thai  
Griko  

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
13
50,000.00  
38

Dialect 3
Southern Thai  
Mariupol  

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

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

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
25  
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.85 %  
23
0.18 %  
99+

Native Speakers
20.00 million  
37
13.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million  
15
Not Available  

Native Name
ภาษาไทย  
ελληνικά  

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang  
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  

French Name
thaï  
grec moderne (après 1453)  

German Name
Thailändisch  
Neugriechisch  

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  
[eliniˈka]  

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  
Greeks or Hellenes  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Hellenic  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai  
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  

Standard Forms
Thai  
Modern Greek  

Language Position
47  
34
74  
99+

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language  
Greek Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
th  
el  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha  
ell  

ISO 639 2/B
tha  
gre  

ISO 639 3
tha  
ell  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
ells  

Glottocode
thai1261  
gree1276  

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b  
56-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Thai and Greek Language History

Comparison of Thai vs Greek language history gives us differences between origin of Thai and Greek language. History of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC. 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 Greek Language History.

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

Thai vs Greek Difficulty

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

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