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Vietnamese and Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

National Language
North Korea, South Korea  
Vietnam  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America  
Czech Republic  

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
  • Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
  
  • 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
Chinese and Japanese languages  
Chinese Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Chinese Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
40  
21
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21  
18
12  
9

How Many Consonants
19  
9
21  
11

Scripts
Hangul  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  
Xin chào  

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  
Cam on  

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  
Bạn khỏe không?  

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  
Chúc ngủ ngon  

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  
Chào buổi tối  

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  
Chào buổi trưa  

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)  
Chào buổi sáng  

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)  
xin vui lòng  

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  
Xin lỗi  

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)  
Tạm biệt  

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  
tôi yêu bạn  

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  
Xin loi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju  
Northern Vietnamese  

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

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang  
North-central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
9
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng  
Mid-Central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
China, North Korea  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
77.00 million  
22
91.00 million  
16

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
16
1.14 %  
16

Native Speakers
77.00 million  
12
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
16.00 million  
17

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)  
tiếng việt (㗂越)  

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  

French Name
coréen  
vietnamien  

German Name
Koreanisch  
Vietnamesisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)  

Ethnicity
Koreans  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  

History

Origin
Before 1st century  
c. 1440  

Language Family
Koreanic Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard  
Standard Vietnamese  

Language Position
12  
11
14  
13

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language  
Vietnamese sign languages  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ko  
vi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor  
vie  

ISO 639 2/B
kor  
vie  

ISO 639 3
Kor  
vie  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
kore1280  
viet1252  

Linguasphere
45-AAA  
46-EBA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Analytic, Isolating  

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All Korean and Vietnamese Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Korean and Vietnamese dialects. Various dialects of Korean and Vietnamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Korean are spoken in different Korean Speaking Countries whereas Vietnamese Dialects are spoken in different Vietnamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Korean vs Vietnamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Korean dialects include: Jeju, Gyeongsang. Vietnamese dialects include: Northern Vietnamese , North-central Vietnamese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Korean and Vietnamese Speaking population

Korean and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Korean and Vietnamese on Korean vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Korean and Vietnamese Language Codes

Korean and Vietnamese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Korean and Vietnamese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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