Countries
Thailand
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
Thailand
  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
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.
  
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Lao Language
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Khmer Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Thai
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
โปรด (Pord)
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Isan
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Isan
  
Kongu
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Northern Thai
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Northern Thailand
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00
  
13
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Southern Thai
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00
  
8
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
20.00 million
  
37
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
40.00 million
  
15
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
ภาษาไทย
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
thaï
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Thailändisch
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
1283 CE
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Tai
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Thai
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Thai
  
Modern Tamil
  
Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
th
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tha
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
tha
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
tha
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
thai1261
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
47-AAA-b
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
  
Not Available
  
Thai and Tamil 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 Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Thai and Tamil language. Thai word for "Hello" is สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī) or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Thai Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Thai vs Tamil Difficulty
The Thai vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Thai Alphabets and Tamil 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 Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Thai and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Thai is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.