Home
Languagevs


Thai vs Hmong


Hmong vs Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand   
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
Thailand   
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
  • Hmong language came from western part of China.
  

Similar To
Lao Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Khmer Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
74   
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32   
21
14   
11

How Many Consonants
44   
33
60   
36

Scripts
Thai   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
9   
7

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)   

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)   

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)   

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   
zoo hmo   

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
zoo yav tsaus ntuj   

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   
zoo tav su   

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   
zoo thaum sawv ntxov   

Please
โปรด (Pord)   
thov   

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)   

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   
Not Available   

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   
Kuv hlub koj   

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
zam txim rau kuv   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan   
Hmong Njua   

Where They Speak
Isan   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
310,000.00   
37

Dialect 2
Northern Thai   
Hmong Daw   

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand   
China   

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00   
13
1,600,000.00   
21

Dialect 3
Southern Thai   
Hmong Do   

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

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

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.85 %   
23
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
20.00 million   
37
3.70 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million   
15
Not Available   

Native Name
ภาษาไทย   
Hmong   

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   
Mong   

French Name
thaï   
hmong   

German Name
Thailändisch   
Miao-Sprachen   

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   
Hmong people   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
19   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Hmong–Mien Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Thai   
Hmong   

Language Position
47   
34
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
th   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2/B
tha   
Not Available   

ISO 639 3
tha   
hmv   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
thai1261   
firs1234   

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   

Countries >>
<< All

Thai and Hmong Language History

Comparison of Thai vs Hmong language history gives us differences between origin of Thai and Hmong language. History of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Hmong language states that this language originated in 19. 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 Hmong Language History.

Compare Most Spoken Languages

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

Thai vs Hmong Difficulty

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

Most Spoken Languages

Most Spoken Languages

» More Most Spoken Languages

Compare Most Spoken Languages

» More Compare Most Spoken Languages