Countries
Vietnam
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
National Language
Vietnam
North Korea, South Korea
Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Czech Republic
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
The National Institute of the Korean Language
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.
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
Similar To
Chinese Language
Chinese and Japanese languages
Derived From
Chinese Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Xin chào
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Thank You
Cam on
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Good Evening
Chào buổi tối
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Please
xin vui lòng
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Sorry
Xin lỗi
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Bye
Tạm biệt
안녕 (annyeong)
I Love You
tôi yêu bạn
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Excuse Me
Xin loi
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese
Jeju
Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
South Korea
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese
Gyeongsang
Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
South Korea
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Hamgyŏng
Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
China, North Korea
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)
한국어 (조선말)
Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
French Name
vietnamien
coréen
German Name
Vietnamesisch
Koreanisch
Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
Not Available
Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
Koreans
Origin
c. 1440
Before 1st century
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Koreanic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages
Korean Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
viet1252
kore1280
Linguasphere
46-EBA
45-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Agglutinative
Vietnamese and Korean 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 Korean greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Vietnamese and Korean language. Vietnamese word for "Hello" is Xin chào or Korean word for "Thank You" is 감사합니다 (gamsahabnida). Find more of such common Vietnamese Greetings and Korean Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Vietnamese vs Korean Difficulty
The Vietnamese vs Korean difficulty level basically depends on the number of Vietnamese Alphabets and Korean 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 Korean are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Vietnamese and Korean, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Vietnamese is 44 weeks while to learn Korean time required is 88 weeks.