Countries
Vietnam
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
Vietnam
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Czech Republic
South Africa
Regulated By
Not Available
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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.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
Chinese Language
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Derived From
Chinese Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Cam on
Thank you
How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?
How are you?
Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon
Good Night
Good Evening
Chào buổi tối
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng
Good Morning
Please
xin vui lòng
Please
I Love You
tôi yêu bạn
I love you
Excuse Me
Xin loi
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese
American English
Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Welsh English
Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)
English
Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
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French Name
vietnamien
anglais
German Name
Vietnamesisch
Englisch
Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
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Origin
c. 1440
5th Century AD
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese
Standard English
Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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engs
Glottocode
viet1252
stan1293
Linguasphere
46-EBA
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Vietnamese and English 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 Vietnamese and English greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Vietnamese and English language. Vietnamese word for "Hello" is Xin chào or English word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Vietnamese Greetings and English Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Vietnamese vs English Difficulty
The Vietnamese vs English difficulty level basically depends on the number of Vietnamese Alphabets and English 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 Vietnamese and English are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Vietnamese and English, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Vietnamese is 44 weeks while to learn English time required is 6 weeks.