Countries
Vietnam
  
Vietnam
  
National Language
Vietnam
  
Vietnam
  
Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
  
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Czech Republic
  
Czech Republic
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
- The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  
- 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 Language
  
Chinese Language
  
Derived From
Chinese Language
  
Chinese Language
  
Alphabets in
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Xin chào
  
Xin chào
  
Thank You
Cam on
  
Cam on
  
How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?
  
Bạn khỏe không?
  
Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon
  
Chúc ngủ ngon
  
Good Evening
Chào buổi tối
  
Chào buổi tối
  
Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa
  
Chào buổi trưa
  
Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng
  
Chào buổi sáng
  
Please
xin vui lòng
  
xin vui lòng
  
Sorry
Xin lỗi
  
Xin lỗi
  
Bye
Tạm biệt
  
Tạm biệt
  
I Love You
tôi yêu bạn
  
tôi yêu bạn
  
Excuse Me
Xin loi
  
Xin loi
  
Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese
  
Northern Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
  
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
  
Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese
  
North-central Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
  
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
  
Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese
  
Mid-Central Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
  
How Many People Speak?
91.00 million
  
16
91.00 million
  
16
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
16.00 million
  
17
16.00 million
  
17
Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)
  
tiếng việt (㗂越)
  
Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
  
French Name
vietnamien
  
vietnamien
  
German Name
Vietnamesisch
  
Vietnamesisch
  
Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
  
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
  
Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
  
Origin
c. 1440
  
c. 1440
  
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
  
Austroasiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
  
Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese
  
Standard Vietnamese
  
Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages
  
Vietnamese sign languages
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
vi
  
vi
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
vie
  
vie
  
ISO 639 2/B
vie
  
vie
  
ISO 639 3
vie
  
vie
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
viet1252
  
viet1252
  
Linguasphere
46-EBA
  
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