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Irish vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ireland   
Vietnam   

Second Language
Ireland   
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Czech Republic   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish 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
Not Available   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Chinese Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18   
1
37   
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
13   
3
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
Xin chào   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
Cam on   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
Bạn khỏe không?   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
Chúc ngủ ngon   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Chào buổi tối   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Chào buổi trưa   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
Chào buổi sáng   

Please
le do thoil   
xin vui lòng   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
Xin lỗi   

Bye
Slán   
Tạm biệt   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
tôi yêu bạn   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
Xin loi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Northern Vietnamese   

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

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
North-central Vietnamese   

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

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Mid-Central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
5   
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
tiếng việt (㗂越)   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
vietnamien   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Vietnamesisch   

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

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   

History

Origin
c. 750   
c. 1440   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Not Available   

Branch
Goidelic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Standard Vietnamese   

Language Position
Not Available   
14   
13

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Vietnamese sign languages   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
vi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
vie   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
vie   

ISO 639 3
gle   
vie   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
viet1252   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
46-EBA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Analytic, Isolating   

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Irish and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Vietnamese language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 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 Irish and Vietnamese Language History.

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

Irish vs Vietnamese Difficulty

The Irish vs Vietnamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish 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 Irish and Vietnamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Vietnamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Vietnamese time required is 44 weeks.

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