Countries
Vietnam
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
National Language
Vietnam
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Czech Republic
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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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.
- Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
- Hmong language came from western part of China.
Similar To
Chinese Language
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Derived From
Chinese Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Xin chào
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
Thank You
Cam on
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon
zoo hmo
Good Evening
Chào buổi tối
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa
zoo tav su
Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
Sorry
Xin lỗi
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
Bye
Tạm biệt
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I Love You
tôi yêu bạn
Kuv hlub koj
Excuse Me
Xin loi
zam txim rau kuv
Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese
Hmong Njua
Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
Laos
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese
Hmong Daw
Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
China
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Hmong Do
Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
Vietnam
Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)
Hmong
Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
Mong
French Name
vietnamien
hmong
German Name
Vietnamesisch
Miao-Sprachen
Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
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Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
Hmong people
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Hmong–Mien Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese
Hmong
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
vi
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
vie
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ISO 639 2/B
vie
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
viet1252
firs1234
Linguasphere
46-EBA
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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Vietnamese and Hmong 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 Hmong greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Vietnamese and Hmong language. Vietnamese word for "Hello" is Xin chào or Hmong word for "Thank You" is Ua tsaug (Oua jow). Find more of such common Vietnamese Greetings and Hmong Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Vietnamese vs Hmong Difficulty
The Vietnamese vs Hmong difficulty level basically depends on the number of Vietnamese Alphabets and Hmong 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 Hmong are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Vietnamese and Hmong, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Vietnamese is 44 weeks while to learn Hmong time required is 44 weeks.