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Thai vs Marathi


Marathi vs Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand   
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
Thailand   
India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   
Israel, Mauritius   

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   

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.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Lao Language   
Konkani Language   

Derived From
Khmer Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   

Alphabets
44   
24
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32   
21
16   
13

How Many Consonants
44   
33
36   
26

Scripts
Thai   
Devanagari   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   

Please
โปรด (Pord)   
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   
बाय (Bāya)   

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan   
Maharashtrian Konkani   

Where They Speak
Isan   
Kokan   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
2,400,000.00   
23

Dialect 2
Northern Thai   
Varhadi   

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand   
Vidarbha   

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00   
13
7,000,000.00   
12

Dialect 3
Southern Thai   
Khandeshi   

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

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
8
1,900,000.00   
15

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
42   
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
71.00 million   
25

Speaking Population
0.85 %   
23
1.10 %   
18

Native Speakers
20.00 million   
37
68.00 million   
16

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million   
15
3.00 million   
32

Native Name
ภาษาไทย   
मराठी (marāṭhī)   

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   

French Name
thaï   
marathe   

German Name
Thailändisch   
Marathi   

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   
Marathi people   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
10th century   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai   
Maharashtri Prakrit   

Standard Forms
Thai   
Marathi   

Language Position
47   
34
17   
15

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
th   
mr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha   
mar   

ISO 639 2/B
tha   
mar   

ISO 639 3
tha   
mar   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
thai1261   
mara1378   

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b   
omr   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Not Available   

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Thai and Marathi Language History

Comparison of Thai vs Marathi language history gives us differences between origin of Thai and Marathi language. History of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Marathi language states that this language originated in 10th century. 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 Marathi Language History.

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

Thai vs Marathi Difficulty

The Thai vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Thai Alphabets and Marathi 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 Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Thai and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Thai is 44 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.

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