Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
Vietnam
  
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Vietnam
  
Second Language
Spain
  
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Czech Republic
  
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
- 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Chinese Language
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Chinese Language
  
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hola
  
Xin chào
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
Cam on
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
Bạn khỏe không?
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
Chúc ngủ ngon
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
Chào buổi tối
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
Chào buổi trưa
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
Chào buổi sáng
  
Please
Sisplau
  
xin vui lòng
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
Xin lỗi
  
Bye
Adéu
  
Tạm biệt
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
tôi yêu bạn
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
Xin loi
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Northern Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
North-central Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Mid-Central Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
91.00 million
  
16
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
16.00 million
  
17
Native Name
català
  
tiếng việt (㗂越)
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
vietnamien
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Vietnamesisch
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
  
Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
c. 1440
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Austroasiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Standard Vietnamese
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Vietnamese sign languages
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
vi
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
vie
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
vie
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
vie
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1289
  
viet1252
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
  
46-EBA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Analytic, Isolating
  
Catalan 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 Catalan and Vietnamese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Vietnamese language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Vietnamese word for "Thank You" is Cam on. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Vietnamese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Catalan vs Vietnamese Difficulty
The Catalan vs Vietnamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan 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 Catalan and Vietnamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Vietnamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Vietnamese time required is 44 weeks.