Countries
Thailand
Vietnam
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)
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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 in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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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
Dialect 1
Isan
Northern Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Isan
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Northern Thai
North-central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Northern Thailand
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
How Many People Speak
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
Not Available
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
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
Tai
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Branch
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Early Forms
Old Thai
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
Standard Forms
Thai
Standard Vietnamese
Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language
Vietnamese sign languages
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
thai1261
viet1252
Linguasphere
47-AAA-b
46-EBA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Analytic, Isolating
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.