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Vietnamese vs Thai


Thai vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam  
Thailand  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Vietnam  
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  
Burma, Cambodia, Laos  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)  

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.
  
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language  
Lao Language  

Derived From
Chinese Language  
Khmer Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37  
19
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
32  
21

How Many Consonants
21  
11
44  
33

Scripts
Latin  
Thai  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  

Thank You
Cam on  
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)  

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?  
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)  

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon  
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)  

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa  
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)  

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng  
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  

Please
xin vui lòng  
โปรด (Pord)  

Sorry
Xin lỗi  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  

Bye
Tạm biệt  
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn  
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)  

Excuse Me
Xin loi  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese  
Isan  

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
20,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese  
Northern Thai  

Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa  
Northern Thailand  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
6,000,000.00  
13

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese  
Southern Thai  

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
4,500,000.00  
8

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million  
16
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
16
0.85 %  
23

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
20.00 million  
37

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
17
40.00 million  
15

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)  
ภาษาไทย  

Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang  

French Name
vietnamien  
thaï  

German Name
Vietnamesisch  
Thailändisch  

Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)  
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  

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  
Old Thai  

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese  
Thai  

Language Position
14  
13
47  
34

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages  
Thai Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
vi  
th  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie  
tha  

ISO 639 2/B
vie  
tha  

ISO 639 3
vie  
tha  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
viet1252  
thai1261  

Linguasphere
46-EBA  
47-AAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Analytic, Isolating  

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Vietnamese and Thai Language History

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

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

Vietnamese vs Thai Difficulty

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

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