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Thai vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Thailand   
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
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   
Czech Republic   

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  
  • 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
Lao Language   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Khmer Language   
Chinese Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
37   
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32   
21
12   
9

How Many Consonants
44   
33
21   
11

Scripts
Thai   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
Xin chào   

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   
Cam on   

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   
Bạn khỏe không?   

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   
Chúc ngủ ngon   

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
Chào buổi tối   

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   
Chào buổi trưa   

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   
Chào buổi sáng   

Please
โปรด (Pord)   
xin vui lòng   

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
Xin lỗi   

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   
Tạm biệt   

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   
tôi yêu bạn   

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
Xin loi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan   
Northern Vietnamese   

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

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Northern Thai   
North-central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand   
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa   

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00   
13
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Southern Thai   
Mid-Central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
8
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
91.00 million   
16

Speaking Population
0.85 %   
23
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
20.00 million   
37
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million   
15
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
ภาษาไทย   
tiếng việt (㗂越)   

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   

French Name
thaï   
vietnamien   

German Name
Thailändisch   
Vietnamesisch   

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)   

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
c. 1440   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Thai   
Standard Vietnamese   

Language Position
47   
34
14   
13

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language   
Vietnamese sign languages   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
th   
vi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha   
vie   

ISO 639 2/B
tha   
vie   

ISO 639 3
tha   
vie   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
thai1261   
viet1252   

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b   
46-EBA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Analytic, Isolating   

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Thai and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Thai vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Thai and Vietnamese language. History of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE 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 Thai and Vietnamese Language History.

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

Thai vs Vietnamese Difficulty

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

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