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Italian vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Italian


Countries

Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
7   
8
1   
14

National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   
Vietnam   

Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   
Czech Republic   

Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
  • 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
French and Portuguese Languages   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Chinese Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
37   
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
16   
6
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ciao   
Xin chào   

Thank You
grazie   
Cam on   

How Are You?
Come stai?   
Bạn khỏe không?   

Good Night
buonanotte   
Chúc ngủ ngon   

Good Evening
buonasera   
Chào buổi tối   

Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio   
Chào buổi trưa   

Good Morning
buongiorno   
Chào buổi sáng   

Please
Per Favore   
xin vui lòng   

Sorry
scusate   
Xin lỗi   

Bye
arrivederci   
Tạm biệt   

I Love You
Ti amo   
tôi yêu bạn   

Excuse Me
Scusami   
Xin loi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Romanesco   
Northern Vietnamese   

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

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00   
21
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Central Italian   
North-central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
14
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Tuscan   
Mid-Central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   

Total No. Of Dialects
15   
14
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
91.00 million   
16

Speaking Population
0.90 %   
22
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
64.00 million   
18
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million   
20
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
Italiano   
tiếng việt (㗂越)   

Alternative Names
Italiano   
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   

French Name
italien   
vietnamien   

German Name
Italienisch   
Vietnamesisch   

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

Ethnicity
Italians   
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   

History

Origin
960 BC   
c. 1440   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
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
Italian   
Standard Vietnamese   

Language Position
27   
23
14   
13

Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   
Vietnamese sign languages   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
it   
vi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ita   
vie   

ISO 639 2/B
ita   
vie   

ISO 639 3
ita   
vie   

ISO 639 6
itas   
Not Available   

Glottocode
ital1282   
viet1252   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-q   
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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Italian and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Italian vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Italian and Vietnamese language. History of Italian language states that this language originated in 960 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 Italian and Vietnamese Language History.

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

Italian vs Vietnamese Difficulty

The Italian vs Vietnamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Italian 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 Italian and Vietnamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Italian and Vietnamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Italian is 24 weeks while to learn Vietnamese time required is 44 weeks.

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