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Thai vs Thai


Thai vs Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand   
Thailand   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Thailand   
Thailand   

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   
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   

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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Lao Language   
Lao Language   

Derived From
Khmer Language   
Khmer Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32   
21
32   
21

How Many Consonants
44   
33
44   
33

Scripts
Thai   
Thai   

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
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   

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

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   

Please
โปรด (Pord)   
โปรด (Pord)   

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   

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

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan   
Isan   

Where They Speak
Isan   
Isan   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Northern Thai   
Northern Thai   

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand   
Northern Thailand   

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

Dialect 3
Southern Thai   
Southern Thai   

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

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

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
9   
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
0.85 %   
23
0.85 %   
23

Native Speakers
20.00 million   
37
20.00 million   
37

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million   
15
40.00 million   
15

Native Name
ภาษาไทย   
ภาษาไทย   

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   

French Name
thaï   
thaï   

German Name
Thailändisch   
Thailändisch   

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Tai   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai   
Old Thai   

Standard Forms
Thai   
Thai   

Language Position
47   
34
47   
34

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language   
Thai Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
th   
th   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha   
tha   

ISO 639 2/B
tha   
tha   

ISO 639 3
tha   
tha   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
thai1261   
thai1261   

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b   
47-AAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Analytic, Isolating   

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Thai and Thai Language History

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

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

Thai vs Thai Difficulty

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

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