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Thai as a tonal language

Thai is a part of the Thai Language family and of the larger Austric Austric-Tai language group, while English is an Anglo-Saxon, West Germanic language. It’s evident that Thai and English originate from very different regions, and so have different roots. The main difference between the two languages is that Thai is a tonal language, where tone affects meaning and has five different tones. English, however, is not classified as a tonal language.

Grammar rules of Thai different from English

Thai varies dramatically from English in its use of verbs, tenses, singular and plural nouns and personal pronouns. While counterintuitive to English speakers, the Thai language uses a lot of verbs, and sometimes multiple of them, in a single sentence. In the Thai language, adverbs, prepositions, adjectives are substituted for verbs. Tenses are indicated by the words “will” and “already”, and verbs don’t change their form, in the way it does with English. It’s common for words to also be dropped in sentences in Thai, if the meaning can be guessed from the context.

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Thai Language Background

Origination and roots

Thai is believed to have originated from the area that is the border between Vietnam and China and was introduced by the third Sukothai period king in the 13th century. It is very similar to Vietnamese and Chinese, in its use of tone to convey (tonal language) and strict sentence orders (analytic language). A lot of vocabulary is borrowed from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer. Other than in Thailand, Tai languages are spoken in Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. It’s also spoken in some Southwestern regions of China and northern parts of India, specifically Assam.

Variations regionally

There are 4 major Thai dialects: southern, northern, north-easttern and central dialects. The central Thai dialect, known as Bangkok Thai, is the mainstream dialect that is used in the city of Bangkok and is taught in school.

Popular Thai to English translation phrases

Below are some of the most common and popular Thai phrases and their English translations.

  • Thai Text
  • สวัสดี! (S̄wạs̄dī!)
  • คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
  • สวัสดีตอนเช้า (S̄wạs̄dī txn chêā)
  • ยินดีที่ได้รู้จัก (Yindī thī̀ dị̂ rū̂cạk)
  • ขอขอบคุณ! (K̄hx k̄hxbkhuṇ!)
  • ด้วยความยินดี (D̂wy khwām yindī)
  • คุณช่วยฉันได้ไหม (Khuṇ ch̀wy c̄hạn dị̂ h̄ịm)
  • English Translation:
  • Hello!
  • How are you?
  • Good morning
  • Nice to meet you
  • Thank you!
  • You’re welcome
  • Could you help me?