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Vietnamese vs Irish


Irish vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Vietnam   
Ireland   

Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Czech Republic   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Foras na Gaeilge   

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.
  
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Chinese Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
37   
19
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
13   
3

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
Cam on   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
xin vui lòng   
le do thoil   

Sorry
Xin lỗi   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
Tạm biệt   
Slán   

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
Xin loi   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac   
Connacht   

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa   
Munster   

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   
Ulster   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million   
16
1.79 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
Not Available   

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
1.65 million   
35

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)   
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   

Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
vietnamien   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Vietnamesisch   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   
Irish people   

History

Origin
c. 1440   
c. 750   

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Language Position
14   
13
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
vi   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
vie   
gle   

ISO 639 3
vie   
gle   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
viet1252   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
46-EBA   
50-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Fusional   

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Vietnamese and Irish Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Irish language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Irish language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 whereas history of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750. 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 Vietnamese and Irish Language History.

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Vietnamese and Irish 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 Irish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Vietnamese and Irish language. Vietnamese word for "Hello" is Xin chào or Irish word for "Thank You" is Go raibh maith agat. Find more of such common Vietnamese Greetings and Irish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Vietnamese vs Irish Difficulty

The Vietnamese vs Irish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Vietnamese Alphabets and Irish 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 Irish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Vietnamese and Irish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Vietnamese is 44 weeks while to learn Irish time required is 36 weeks.

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