Countries
Thailand
Afganistan
National Language
Thailand
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Pakistan
Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Lao Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Khmer Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
โปรด (Pord)
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Isan
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Isan
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Northern Thai
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Northern Thailand
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Southern Thai
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
Afganistan, Pakistan
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ภาษาไทย
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
German Name
Thailändisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Pashtun
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tai
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Iranian
Early Forms
Old Thai
No early forms
Standard Forms
Thai
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
thai1261
pash1269
Linguasphere
47-AAA-b
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Fusional
Thai and Pashto 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 Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Thai and Pashto language. Thai word for "Hello" is สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī) or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Thai Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Thai vs Pashto Difficulty
The Thai vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Thai Alphabets and Pashto 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 Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Thai and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Thai is 44 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.