National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Thailand
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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
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Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
Interesting Facts
- There is no space left between words, only between phrases or sentences in Lao language.
- The Lao alphabets has been reformed many times over the past 50 years.
- 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 Language
Lao Language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Khmer Language
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Thai
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
โปรด (Pord)
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Bye
Sôhk dii der
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Isan
Where They Speak
Laos
Isan
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Northern Thai
Where They Speak
Laos
Northern Thailand
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Southern Thai
Where They Speak
Laos
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
ภาษาไทย
Alternative Names
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
German Name
Laotisch
Thailändisch
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
Ethnicity
Lao people
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Early Forms
No Early forms
Old Thai
Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language
Thai Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
laoo1244
thai1261
Linguasphere
No data available
47-AAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Analytic, Isolating
All Lao and Thai Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Lao and Thai dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Thai language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Thai Dialects are spoken in different Thai speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Thai Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Thai dialects include: Isan , Northern Thai. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Thai Speaking population
Lao and Thai speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Thai languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Thai Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Lao and Thai on Lao vs Thai where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Thai Language Codes
Lao and Thai language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Thai Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.