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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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