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Thai vs Hmong


Countries

Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  
Thailand  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  
Thailand  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Burma, Cambodia, Laos  

Regulated By
-  
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)  

Interesting Facts
  • Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
  • Hmong language came from western part of China.
  
  • 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
Thai and Lao Languages  
Lao Language  

Derived From
-  
Khmer Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74  
38
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
32  
21

How Many Consonants
60  
36
44  
33

Scripts
Latin  
Thai  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9  
7
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)  

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)  

Good Night
zoo hmo  
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)  

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su  
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)  

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  

Please
thov  
โปรด (Pord)  

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  

Bye
Nyob zoo  
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj  
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)  

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua  
Isan  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Isan  

How Many People Speak
310,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw  
Northern Thai  

Where They Speak
China  
Northern Thailand  

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Hmong Do  
Southern Thai  

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

How Many People Speak
31,000,000.00  
19
4,500,000.00  
39

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
9  
9

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.85 %  
24

Native Speakers
3.70 million  
99+
20.00 million  
37

Second Language Speakers
4.00 million  
99+
40.00 million  
21

Native Name
Hmong  
ภาษาไทย  

Alternative Names
Mong  
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang  

French Name
hmong  
thaï  

German Name
Miao-Sprachen  
Thailändisch  

Pronunciation
[môŋ]  
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  

Ethnicity
Hmong people  
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  

History

Origin
19  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tai  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Thai  

Standard Forms
Hmong  
Thai  

Language Position
24  
22
47  
99+

Signed Forms
Hmong Sign Language  
Thai Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
th  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hmn  
tha  

ISO 639 2/B
hmn  
tha  

ISO 639 3
hmv  
tha  

ISO 639 6
hmn  
tha  

Glottocode
firs1234  
thai1261  

Linguasphere
No data available  
47-AAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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Hmong and Thai Language History

Comparison of Hmong vs Thai language history gives us differences between origin of Hmong and Thai language. History of Hmong language states that this language originated in 19 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 Hmong and Thai Language History.

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

Hmong vs Thai Difficulty

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

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