Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Vietnam
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
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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
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Chinese Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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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
Dialect 1
Jeju
Northern Vietnamese
Where They Speak
South Korea
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
North-central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
South Korea
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Origin
Before 1st century
c. 1440
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
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Branch
Not Available
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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
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Vietnamese sign languages
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
kore1280
viet1252
Linguasphere
45-AAA
46-EBA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Analytic, Isolating
Korean 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 Korean and Vietnamese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Korean and Vietnamese language. Korean word for "Hello" is 안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.) or Vietnamese word for "Thank You" is Cam on. Find more of such common Korean Greetings and Vietnamese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Korean vs Vietnamese Difficulty
The Korean vs Vietnamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Korean 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 Korean and Vietnamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Korean and Vietnamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Korean is 88 weeks while to learn Vietnamese time required is 44 weeks.
