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Thai vs Telugu


Telugu vs Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand   
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
Thailand   
Andra Pradesh, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Karnataka   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   

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.
  
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  

Similar To
Lao Language   
Tamil   

Derived From
Khmer Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
60   
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32   
21
19   
16

How Many Consonants
44   
33
41   
30

Scripts
Thai   
Telugu Script   

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
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
హలో (Halō)   

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   

Please
โปรด (Pord)   
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   
బై (Bai)   

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan   
Waddar   

Where They Speak
Isan   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
170,000.00   
39

Dialect 2
Northern Thai   
Chenchu   

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00   
13
26,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Thai   
Manna-Dora   

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
8
30,000.00   
32

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
38   
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
80.00 million   
20

Speaking Population
0.85 %   
23
1.15 %   
15

Native Speakers
20.00 million   
37
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million   
15
5.00 million   
29

Native Name
ภาษาไทย   
తెలుగు (telugu)   

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   

French Name
thaï   
télougou   

German Name
Thailändisch   
Telugu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   
Telugu people   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
c. 575   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai   
Early Telugu epigraphy   

Standard Forms
Thai   
Telugu   

Language Position
47   
34
15   
14

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
th   
te   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha   
tel   

ISO 639 2/B
tha   
tel   

ISO 639 3
tha   
tel   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
thai1261   
telu1262   

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b   
No data available   

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 Telugu Language History

Comparison of Thai vs Telugu language history gives us differences between origin of Thai and Telugu language. History of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575. 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 Telugu Language History.

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

Thai vs Telugu Difficulty

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

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