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Irish vs Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand  
European Union, Ireland  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Thailand  
Ireland  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Ireland  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos  
United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)  
Foras na Gaeilge  

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.
  
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Lao Language  
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  

Derived From
Khmer Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
18  
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32  
21
5  
2

How Many Consonants
44  
33
13  
3

Scripts
Thai  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
Dia dhuit  

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)  
Go raibh maith agat  

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)  
Conas atá tú ?  

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)  
Oíche mhaith  

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  
Dia dhuit ar maidin  

Please
โปรด (Pord)  
le do thoil  

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
Tá brón orm  

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  
Slán  

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)  
Is breá liom thú  

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
Gabh mo leithscéal  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan  
Connacht Irish  

Where They Speak
Isan  
Connacht  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Thai  
Munster Irish  

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand  
Munster  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Thai  
Ulster Irish  

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

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00  
39
140,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.85 %  
24
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
20.00 million  
37
0.14 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million  
21
1.65 million  
99+

Native Name
ภาษาไทย  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  

French Name
thaï  
irlandais moyen  

German Name
Thailändisch  
Mittelirisch  

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  
Irish people  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
c. 750  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Celtic  

Branch
-  
Goidelic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  

Standard Forms
Thai  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  

Language Position
47  
99+
25  
23

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language  
Irish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
th  
ga  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha  
gle  

ISO 639 2/B
tha  
gle  

ISO 639 3
tha  
gle  

ISO 639 6
tha  
gle  

Glottocode
thai1261  
iris1253  

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b  
50-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Fusional  

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Thai and Irish Language History

Comparison of Thai vs Irish language history gives us differences between origin of Thai and Irish language. History of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750. 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 Thai and Irish Language History.

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Thai and Irish 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 Thai and Irish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Thai and Irish language. Thai word for "Hello" is สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī) or Irish word for "Thank You" is Go raibh maith agat. Find more of such common Thai Greetings and Irish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Thai vs Irish Difficulty

The Thai vs Irish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Thai Alphabets and Irish 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 Thai and Irish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Thai and Irish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Thai is 44 weeks while to learn Irish time required is 36 weeks.

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