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Thai vs Turkish


Turkish vs Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand  
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
11  
5

National Language
Thailand  
Turkey  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos  
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania  

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)  
Turkish Language Association  

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.
  
  • Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
  • Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
  

Similar To
Lao Language  
Azerbaijani Language  

Derived From
Khmer Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32  
21
8  
5

How Many Consonants
44  
33
21  
11

Scripts
Thai  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
Merhaba  

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)  
teşekkür ederim  

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

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)  
İyi Geceler  

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
İyi Akşamlar  

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)  
Tünaydın  

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  
günaydın  

Please
โปรด (Pord)  
lütfen  

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
üzgünüm  

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  
Hoşçakal  

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)  
Seni seviyorum  

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
Afedersiniz  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan  
Azerbaijani Turkish  

Where They Speak
Isan  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
10
26,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 2
Northern Thai  
Crimean Turkish  

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand  
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
13
480,000.00  
29

Dialect 3
Southern Thai  
Gagauz  

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi  
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine  

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00  
8
140,000.00  
26

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
75.00 million  
23

Speaking Population
0.85 %  
23
0.95 %  
21

Native Speakers
20.00 million  
37
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million  
15
15.00 million  
18

Native Name
ภาษาไทย  
Türkçe  

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang  
Anatolian, Türkisch  

French Name
thaï  
turc  

German Name
Thailändisch  
Türkisch  

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]  

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  
Turkish  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
c. 1350  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Turkic  

Branch
Not Available  
Southwestern(Oghuz)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai  
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish  

Standard Forms
Thai  
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)  

Language Position
47  
34
19  
17

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language  
Turkish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
th  
tr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha  
tur  

ISO 639 2/B
tha  
tur  

ISO 639 3
tha  
tur  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
thai1261  
nucl1301  

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b  
44-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Synthetic  

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Thai and Turkish Language History

Comparison of Thai vs Turkish language history gives us differences between origin of Thai and Turkish language. History of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Turkish language states that this language originated in c. 1350. 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 Turkish Language History.

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

Thai vs Turkish Difficulty

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

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