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Thai vs Sanskrit


Sanskrit vs Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Thailand   
India   

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   
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.
  
  • Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
  • Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  

Similar To
Lao Language   
Old German Language   

Derived From
Khmer Language   
Prakrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32   
21
16   
13

How Many Consonants
44   
33
36   
26

Scripts
Thai   
Devanagari   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
20 weeks   
5

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)   

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)   

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)   

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)   

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
शुभः सायंकालः   

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   
शुभ दुपार   

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)   

Please
โปรด (Pord)   
कृपया (kripayā)   

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)   

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)   

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)   

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Isan   
Not Available   

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

Dialect 2
Northern Thai   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand   
Not Available   

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

Dialect 3
Southern Thai   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   
Not Available   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
0   

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.85 %   
23
Not Available   

Native Speakers
20.00 million   
37
14.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million   
15
Not Available   

Native Name
ภาษาไทย   
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)   

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   
Not Available   

French Name
thaï   
sanskrit   

German Name
Thailändisch   
Sanskrit   

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   
[səmskr̩t̪əm]   

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
2000 B.C.   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai   
Vedic Sanskrit   

Standard Forms
Thai   
Sanskrit   

Language Position
47   
34
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
th   
sa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha   
san   

ISO 639 2/B
tha   
san   

ISO 639 3
tha   
san   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
thai1261   
sans1269   

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Ancient   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Synthetic   

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Thai and Sanskrit Language History

Comparison of Thai vs Sanskrit language history gives us differences between origin of Thai and Sanskrit language. History of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Sanskrit language states that this language originated in 2000 B.C.. 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 Sanskrit Language History.

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

Thai vs Sanskrit Difficulty

The Thai vs Sanskrit difficulty level basically depends on the number of Thai Alphabets and Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Thai and Sanskrit, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Thai is 44 weeks while to learn Sanskrit time required is 20 weeks.

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