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Irish vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ireland  
Vietnam  

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

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Czech Republic  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  

Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Chinese Language  

Derived From
-  
Chinese Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
18  
1
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
12  
9

How Many Consonants
13  
3
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
Xin chào  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
Cam on  

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

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
Chúc ngủ ngon  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Chào buổi tối  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Chào buổi trưa  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
Chào buổi sáng  

Please
le do thoil  
xin vui lòng  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
Xin lỗi  

Bye
Slán  
Tạm biệt  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
tôi yêu bạn  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
Xin loi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Northern Vietnamese  

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

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
76,000,000.00  
11

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
North-central Vietnamese  

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

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
76,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Mid-Central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
76,000,000.00  
8

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
5  
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
16.00 million  
33

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

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

French Name
irlandais moyen  
vietnamien  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Vietnamesisch  

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

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  

History

Origin
c. 750  
c. 1440  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
-  

Branch
Goidelic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Standard Vietnamese  

Language Position
25  
23
14  
13

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Vietnamese sign languages  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
vi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
vie  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
vie  

ISO 639 3
gle  
vie  

ISO 639 6
gle  
vie  

Glottocode
iris1253  
viet1252  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
46-EBA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Analytic, Isolating  

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Irish and Vietnamese Language History

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

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

Irish vs Vietnamese Difficulty

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

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