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Greek vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Vietnam   

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Czech Republic   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  
  • 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
Armenian   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Chinese Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
37   
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
12   
9

How Many Consonants
17   
7
21   
11

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
Xin chào   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
Cam on   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Bạn khỏe không?   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
Chúc ngủ ngon   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
Chào buổi tối   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
Chào buổi trưa   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
Chào buổi sáng   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
xin vui lòng   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
Xin lỗi   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
Tạm biệt   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
tôi yêu bạn   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Xin loi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Northern Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Griko   
North-central Vietnamese   

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

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Mid-Central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
91.00 million   
16

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
ελληνικά   
tiếng việt (㗂越)   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
vietnamien   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Vietnamesisch   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
c. 1440   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Standard Vietnamese   

Language Position
74   
99+
14   
13

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Vietnamese sign languages   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
vi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
vie   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
vie   

ISO 639 3
ell   
vie   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
viet1252   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
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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Greek and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Vietnamese language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC 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 Greek and Vietnamese Language History.

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

Greek vs Vietnamese Difficulty

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

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