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Thai vs Pashto


Pashto vs Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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

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

Alphabets
44  
24
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32  
21
7  
4

How Many Consonants
44  
33
29  
19

Scripts
Thai  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

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  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Isan  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
10
6,500,000.00  
14

Dialect 2
Northern Thai  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
13
21,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 3
Southern Thai  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00  
8
95,000.00  
29

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.85 %  
23
0.58 %  
26

Native Speakers
20.00 million  
37
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million  
15
Not Available  

Native Name
ภาษาไทย  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
thaï  
pachto  

German Name
Thailändisch  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
1651  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Thai  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  

Language Position
47  
34
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
th  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
tha  
pus  

ISO 639 3
tha  
pus  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
thai1261  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Fusional  

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Thai and Pashto Language History

Comparison of Thai vs Pashto language history gives us differences between origin of Thai and Pashto language. History of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651. 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 Pashto Language History.

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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.

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