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Japanese vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Japan  
Vietnam  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific  
Asia  

Minority Language
Palau  
Czech Republic  

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • 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
Korean Language  
Chinese Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Chinese Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
99  
40
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
12  
9

How Many Consonants
14  
4
21  
11

Scripts
Kana  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  
Xin chào  

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)  
Cam on  

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  
Bạn khỏe không?  

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  
Chúc ngủ ngon  

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  
Chào buổi tối  

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  
Chào buổi trưa  

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)  
Chào buổi sáng  

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  
xin vui lòng  

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  
Xin lỗi  

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)  
Tạm biệt  

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  
tôi yêu bạn  

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)  
Xin loi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki  
Northern Vietnamese  

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

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00  
28
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Hakata  
North-central Vietnamese  

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

Dialect 3
Kansai  
Mid-Central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
kansai  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  

Total No. Of Dialects
31  
25
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million  
14
91.00 million  
16

Speaking Population
1.90 %  
10
1.14 %  
16

Native Speakers
128.00 million  
9
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
16.00 million  
17

Native Name
日本語  
tiếng việt (㗂越)  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  

French Name
japonais  
vietnamien  

German Name
Japanisch  
Vietnamesisch  

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)  

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  

History

Origin
1185  
c. 1440  

Language Family
Japonic Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese  

Standard Forms
Japanese  
Standard Vietnamese  

Language Position
8  
8
14  
13

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese  
Vietnamese sign languages  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ja  
vi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn  
vie  

ISO 639 2/B
jpn  
vie  

ISO 639 3
jpn  
vie  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1643  
viet1252  

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a  
46-EBA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
Analytic, Isolating  

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Japanese and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Japanese vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Japanese and Vietnamese language. History of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185 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 Japanese and Vietnamese Language History.

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Japanese 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 Japanese and Vietnamese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and Vietnamese language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or Vietnamese word for "Thank You" is Cam on. Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and Vietnamese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Japanese vs Vietnamese Difficulty

The Japanese vs Vietnamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese 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 Japanese and Vietnamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and Vietnamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn Vietnamese time required is 44 weeks.

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