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Arabic vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Arabic


Countries

Countries
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
23   
4
1   
14

National Language
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen   
Vietnam   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Czech Republic   

Regulated By
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
  
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  

Similar To
Amharic and Hebrew   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Chinese Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Arabic.jpg#200   
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
28   
10
37   
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
12   
9

How Many Consonants
28   
18
21   
11

Scripts
Arabic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
مرحبا   
Xin chào   

Thank You
شكرا   
Cam on   

How Are You?
كيف حالك؟   
Bạn khỏe không?   

Good Night
تصبح على خير   
Chúc ngủ ngon   

Good Evening
مساء الخير   
Chào buổi tối   

Good Afternoon
مساء الخير   
Chào buổi trưa   

Good Morning
صباح الخير   
Chào buổi sáng   

Please
من فضلك   
xin vui lòng   

Sorry
آسف   
Xin lỗi   

Bye
وداعا   
Tạm biệt   

I Love You
أحبك   
tôi yêu bạn   

Excuse Me
اعذرني   
Xin loi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maghrebi   
Northern Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia   
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac   

Dialect 2
Sudanese   
North-central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Sudan   
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa   

How Many People Speak
17,000,000.00   
6
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Levantine   
Mid-Central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Cyprus, Levant   
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00   
3
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
26   
22
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
452.00 million   
4
91.00 million   
16

Speaking Population
4.43 %   
6
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
206.00 million   
6
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
246.00 million   
2
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
(al arabiya) العربية   
tiếng việt (㗂越)   

Alternative Names
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic   
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   

French Name
arabe   
vietnamien   

German Name
Arabisch   
Vietnamesisch   

Pronunciation
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/   
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)   

Ethnicity
Arabs   
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   

History

Origin
512 CE   
c. 1440   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Not Available   

Branch
North Arabic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Arabic   
Standard Vietnamese   

Language Position
25   
21
14   
13

Signed Forms
Signed Arabic   
Vietnamese sign languages   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ar   
vi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ara   
vie   

ISO 639 2/B
ara   
vie   

ISO 639 3
ara   
vie   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
arab1395   
viet1252   

Linguasphere
12-AAC   
46-EBA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Analytic, Isolating   

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Arabic and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Arabic vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Arabic and Vietnamese language. History of Arabic language states that this language originated in 512 CE whereas history of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440. 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 Arabic and Vietnamese Language History.

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Arabic and Vietnamese 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 Arabic and Vietnamese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Arabic and Vietnamese language. Arabic word for "Hello" is مرحبا or Vietnamese word for "Thank You" is Cam on. Find more of such common Arabic Greetings and Vietnamese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Arabic vs Vietnamese Difficulty

The Arabic vs Vietnamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Arabic Alphabets and Vietnamese 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 Arabic and Vietnamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Arabic and Vietnamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Arabic is 88 weeks while to learn Vietnamese time required is 44 weeks.

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