Countries
Vietnam
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Vietnam
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Czech Republic
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Chinese Language
Malayalam
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
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Cam on
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Chào buổi tối
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
xin vui lòng
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Xin lỗi
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Tạm biệt
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
tôi yêu bạn
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Xin loi
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese
Kongu
Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
Kongu
Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
vietnamien
tamoul
German Name
Vietnamesisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Dravidian 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
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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tam
Glottocode
viet1252
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
46-EBA
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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Vietnamese and Tamil 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 Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Vietnamese and Tamil language. Vietnamese word for "Hello" is Xin chào or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Vietnamese Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Vietnamese vs Tamil Difficulty
The Vietnamese vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Vietnamese Alphabets and Tamil 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 Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Vietnamese and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Vietnamese is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.