Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Vietnam
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Vietnam
Second Language
India
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
Czech Republic
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
- 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
Assamese and Oriya
Chinese Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Chinese Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Xin chào
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Cam on
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Bạn khỏe không?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Chúc ngủ ngon
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Chào buổi tối
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Chào buổi trưa
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Chào buổi sáng
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
xin vui lòng
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Xin lỗi
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
Tạm biệt
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
tôi yêu bạn
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Xin loi
Dialect 1
Chakma
Northern Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hajong
North-central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Rarhi
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
India
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
tiếng việt (㗂越)
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
French Name
bengali
vietnamien
German Name
Bengali
Vietnamesisch
Pronunciation
Not available
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
Origin
1000–1200 CE
c. 1440
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
Standard Forms
Bengali
Standard Vietnamese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Vietnamese sign languages
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
beng1280
viet1252
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
46-EBA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Isolating
Bengali 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 Bengali and Vietnamese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bengali and Vietnamese language. Bengali word for "Hello" is হ্যালো (Hyālō) or Vietnamese word for "Thank You" is Cam on. Find more of such common Bengali Greetings and Vietnamese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Bengali vs Vietnamese Difficulty
The Bengali vs Vietnamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bengali 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 Bengali and Vietnamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bengali and Vietnamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bengali is 44 weeks while to learn Vietnamese time required is 44 weeks.