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Welsh vs Thai


Thai vs Welsh


Countries

Countries
Wales   
Thailand   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Wales   
Thailand   

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

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom   
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner   
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
  • 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
English Language   
Lao Language   

Derived From
British Language   
Khmer Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
32   
21

How Many Consonants
21   
11
44   
33

Scripts
Latin   
Thai   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Helô   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Thank You
Diolch   
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?   
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   

Good Night
Nos da   
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   

Good Evening
Noswaith dda   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da   
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   

Good Morning
Bore da   
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   

Please
os gwelwch yn dda   
โปรด (Pord)   

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Bye
Hwyl   
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di   
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh   
Isan   

Where They Speak
Argentina   
Isan   

How Many People Speak
38,000.00   
99+
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg   
Northern Thai   

Where They Speak
Gwynedd   
Northern Thailand   

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

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg   
Southern Thai   

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

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

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
9   
9

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.85 %   
23

Native Speakers
7.40 million   
99+
20.00 million   
37

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
40.00 million   
15

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg   
ภาษาไทย   

Alternative Names
Cymraeg   
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   

French Name
gallois   
thaï   

German Name
Kymrisch   
Thailändisch   

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]   
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   

Ethnicity
Welsh people   
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   

History

Origin
9th Century   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Tai   

Branch
Brythonic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh   
Old Thai   

Standard Forms
Welsh   
Thai   

Language Position
Not Available   
47   
34

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Thai Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
cy   
th   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym   
tha   

ISO 639 2/B
wel   
tha   

ISO 639 3
cym   
tha   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
wels1247   
thai1261   

Linguasphere
50-ABA   
47-AAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Analytic, Isolating   

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Welsh and Thai Language History

Comparison of Welsh vs Thai language history gives us differences between origin of Welsh and Thai language. History of Welsh language states that this language originated in 9th Century 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 Welsh and Thai Language History.

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

Welsh vs Thai Difficulty

The Welsh vs Thai difficulty level basically depends on the number of Welsh 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 Welsh and Thai are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Welsh and Thai, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Welsh is 30 weeks while to learn Thai time required is 44 weeks.

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