Learn Thai Language In Singapore Thailand is known as ‘land of smile’ or in the past as ‘Venice of the East’. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Asia. This kingdom is rich in its culture and is full of places of attraction to visit, ranging from historical sites of Ayutthaya to natural scenery like waterfall in the North and sea beaches in the South. The major language spoken there apart from English is Thai. Thai also known as Siamese is the national and official language of Thailand and the native language of the Thai people and the vast majority of Thai Chinese. Thai is a Tai-Kadai language spoken by about 65 million people mainly in Thailand, also in the Midway Islands, Singapore, the UAE and the USA.
It is part of the Tai language family. The languages in this family belong to the much larger Austric language group. The spoken language is believed to have originated in the area which is now the border between Vietnam and China, an idea which provides clues to the origin of the Thai people, an area of continued academic debate. The Thai alphabet was probably derived from, or at least influenced by, the Old Khmer alphabet. It was introduced by the third Sukothai period king, Ramkamhaeng, in 1283. This writing system has undergone little change since its introduction, so inscriptions from the Sukothai era can be read by modern Thai readers. The writing was based on Pali, Sanskrit, and Indian concepts, and many Mon and