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Thai vs Irish


Irish vs Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Thailand   
Ireland   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   
Foras na Gaeilge   

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.
  
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Lao Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Khmer Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32   
21
5   
2

How Many Consonants
44   
33
13   
3

Scripts
Thai   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
โปรด (Pord)   
le do thoil   

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   
Slán   

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
Isan   
Connacht   

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

Dialect 2
Northern Thai   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand   
Munster   

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

Dialect 3
Southern Thai   
Ulster Irish   

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

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
1.79 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.85 %   
23
Not Available   

Native Speakers
20.00 million   
37
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million   
15
1.65 million   
35

Native Name
ภาษาไทย   
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
thaï   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Thailändisch   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   
Irish people   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
c. 750   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai   
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   

Standard Forms
Thai   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Language Position
47   
34
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
th   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
tha   
gle   

ISO 639 3
tha   
gle   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
thai1261   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b   
50-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Fusional   

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Thai and Irish Language History

Comparison of Thai vs Irish language history gives us differences between origin of Thai and Irish language. History of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750. 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 Irish Language History.

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

Thai vs Irish Difficulty

The Thai vs Irish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Thai Alphabets and Irish 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 Irish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Thai and Irish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Thai is 44 weeks while to learn Irish time required is 36 weeks.

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