Oriental languages / Thai

Translation from Thai to Russian language and from Russian to Thai language

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Thai language (Phasa Thai) is the state language of Thailand. It is spoken as native by approximately the whole population of Thailand, number of which is presently over 65 million people. In addition, about 6 million of Laos’s citizens speak Laotian language, which is the closest relative of Thai language. These two languages are so similar, that Thai and Laotians have no need in an interpreter when communicating.

In Thailand itself there are 4 main dialects of Thai language: central, north-eastern (the closest to Laotian), northern and southern. Central dialect, which is spoken in the capital city of Thailand – Bangkok city, and in provinces located in the valley of Chaupraya river (Bangkok itself and the ancient capital Ayutthaya are situated on this river), is the basis of normative literary Thai language, which is spoken by newscasters of local radio and television.

The main characteristic of Thai language is that it relates to the so-called tonal languages, and, by the way, this makes it related to Chinese and Vietnamese. By all other properties, these languages are completely different from each other that their native-speakers can not do without a dictionary. Tonal language is a language in which the intonation determines the sense of the word. In such case, the same word, pronounced with various intonations, will have absolutely independent meanings.  Let’s give a classic example: the same syllable “ma”, pronounced with common plain intonation, means “to come”, with rising-to-falling intonation – means “a horse”, and pronounced with rising intonation it turns to “a dog”. All these “ma” are absolutely different words for native-speakers of Thai language. There are 5 tones in Thai language in total: common plain, low, falling, rising-to-falling and rising. Taking into account the fact that a considerable part of Thai lexis consists of short monosyllabic words, one may understand, why this language is so difficult for listening comprehension by Europeans.

Did you know that…

• A civilization existed as far back 6 thousand years ago in the territory of Thailand (old name is Siam).
• Thailand is, as a rule, associated by many Russian people, with talapoins (Buddhist monks) (95% of population are Buddhists), Siamese cats and Siamese twins. 
• Thai belief that in the head of a man lives a ghost guarding his life, had promoted occurrence of the local custom: touching somebody’s head or trying to rumple hair will be perceived as an offense.
• Bangkok (translated from Thai means “city of wild plum”) was founded in the XVIII century. The capital city of Thailand is crossed by about 140 channels, forming the island of Rattanakosin (“the highest treasure”), where the historical center of Bangkok is situated.

Oriental languages