Malaysian and Thai
Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
Thailand
National Language
Malaysia
Thailand
Second Language
Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Thailand
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
Interesting Facts
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
- 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
Indonesian Language
Lao Language
Derived From
Tamil Language
Khmer Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hai
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Thank You
terima kasih
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
How Are You?
Apa khabar?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
Good Night
Selamat Malam
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
Good Evening
Selamat Petang
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
Good Morning
Selamat pagi
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
Sorry
maaf
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Bye
Selamat tinggal
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
I Love You
Saya sayang kamu
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
Excuse Me
Maafkan saya
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
Isan
Dialect 2
Pekal
Northern Thai
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Northern Thailand
Dialect 3
Musi
Southern Thai
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
Native Name
Bahasa melayu
ภาษาไทย
Alternative Names
Bahasa Malaysia
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
German Name
Malaiisch
Thailändisch
Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
Ethnicity
Malaysian people
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
Old Thai
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Thai
Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language
Thai Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
stan1306
thai1261
Linguasphere
No data available
47-AAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Analytic, Isolating
All Malaysian 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 Malaysian and Thai dialects. Various dialects of Malaysian and Thai language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malaysian are spoken in different Malaysian Speaking Countries whereas Thai Dialects are spoken in different Thai speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malaysian vs Thai Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu, Pekal. Thai dialects include: Isan , Northern Thai. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malaysian and Thai Speaking population
Malaysian and Thai speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malaysian and Thai languages can be compared. The total count of Malaysian and Thai Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 % 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 Malaysian and Thai on Malaysian vs Thai where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malaysian and Thai Language Codes
Malaysian and Thai language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malaysian and Thai Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.