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Lao vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Vietnam   
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   

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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

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.
  
  • There is no space left between words, only between phrases or sentences in Lao language.
  • The Lao alphabets has been reformed many times over the past 50 years.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Chinese Language   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37   
19
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
28   
20

How Many Consonants
21   
11
27   
17

Scripts
Latin   
Thai and Lao Braille   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
Cam on   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?   
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon   
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   

Please
xin vui lòng   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
Xin lỗi   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
Tạm biệt   
Sôhk dii der   

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn   
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   

Excuse Me
Xin loi   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese   
Vientiane Lao   

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

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese   
Northern Lao   

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

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   
Laos   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million   
16
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
Not Available   

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
25.00 million   
32

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao   

French Name
vietnamien   
lao   

German Name
Vietnamesisch   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
c. 1440   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tai   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   
No Early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese   
Lao   

Language Position
14   
13
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
vi   
lo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie   
lao   

ISO 639 2/B
vie   
lao   

ISO 639 3
vie   
lao   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
viet1252   
laoo1244   

Linguasphere
46-EBA   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Isolating   

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Vietnamese and Lao Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Lao language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Lao language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 whereas history of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE. 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 Lao Language History.

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Vietnamese and Lao 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 Lao greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Vietnamese and Lao language. Vietnamese word for "Hello" is Xin chào or Lao word for "Thank You" is ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i). Find more of such common Vietnamese Greetings and Lao Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Vietnamese vs Lao Difficulty

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

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