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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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