Korean and Thai Speaking countries
Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Thailand
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Thailand
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
Interesting Facts
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
- 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
Chinese and Japanese languages
Lao Language
Derived From
Not Available
Khmer Language
Korean and Thai as Minority Language
In Korean and Thai speaking countries you will get the countries which have Korean and Thai as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Korean as minority language: Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America.
- Thai as minority language: Burma, Cambodia, Laos.
If you want to compare Korean and Thai dialects, then you can go to Korean vs Thai Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Korean and Thai Regulators
Korean and Thai speaking countries provide you Korean and Thai regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. The National Institute of the Korean Language regulates Korean language.Thai is regulated by Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา). Also get to learn, Korean and Thai Language History.
Korean and Thai Continents
Thinking about Korean and Thai continents in which Korean and Thai speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Korean and Thai. Most of the Korean speaking countries lie in Asia. While Thai speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Korean and Thai languages:
Korean Interesting Facts:
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
Thai 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.
The Korean language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese and Japanese languages whereas Korean language is similar to Lao Language and derived from Khmer Language.