Countries
Philippines
  
Vietnam
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Vietnam
  
Second Language
Philippines
  
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Czech Republic
  
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
- 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
Tagalog Language
  
Chinese Language
  
Derived From
Spanish Language
  
Chinese Language
  
Alphabets in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Kumusta
  
Xin chào
  
Thank You
Salamat
  
Cam on
  
How Are You?
Kumusta
  
Bạn khỏe không?
  
Good Night
magandang gabi
  
Chúc ngủ ngon
  
Good Evening
Magandang gabi
  
Chào buổi tối
  
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon
  
Chào buổi trưa
  
Good Morning
Magandang umaga
  
Chào buổi sáng
  
Please
Mangyaring
  
xin vui lòng
  
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
  
Xin lỗi
  
Bye
Paalam
  
Tạm biệt
  
I Love You
Mahal kita
  
tôi yêu bạn
  
Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako
  
Xin loi
  
Dialect 1
Bikol
  
Northern Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
  
Dialect 2
Hiligaynon
  
North-central Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
  
How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00
  
11
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Waray
  
Mid-Central Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
  
How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00
  
13
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
90.00 million
  
17
91.00 million
  
16
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
45.00 million
  
23
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
45.00 million
  
13
16.00 million
  
17
Native Name
filipino
  
tiếng việt (㗂越)
  
Alternative Names
Pilipino
  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
  
French Name
filipino; pilipino
  
vietnamien
  
German Name
Pilipino
  
Vietnamesisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
  
Origin
16th Century
  
c. 1440
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Austroasiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
  
Standard Forms
Filipino
  
Standard Vietnamese
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Vietnamese sign languages
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No Data Available
  
vi
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
fil
  
vie
  
ISO 639 2/B
fil
  
vie
  
ISO 639 3
fil
  
vie
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
fili1244
  
viet1252
  
Linguasphere
No Data Available
  
46-EBA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Analytic, Isolating
  
Filipino 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 Filipino and Vietnamese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Filipino and Vietnamese language. Filipino word for "Hello" is Kumusta or Vietnamese word for "Thank You" is Cam on. Find more of such common Filipino Greetings and Vietnamese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Filipino vs Vietnamese Difficulty
The Filipino vs Vietnamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Filipino 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 Filipino and Vietnamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Filipino and Vietnamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Filipino is 44 weeks while to learn Vietnamese time required is 44 weeks.