Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Vietnam
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Vietnam
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Czech Republic
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
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Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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
Chinese and Japanese languages
Chinese Language
Derived From
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Chinese Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Xin chào
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
Cam on
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Bạn khỏe không?
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Chúc ngủ ngon
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Chào buổi tối
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Chào buổi trưa
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Chào buổi sáng
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
xin vui lòng
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Xin lỗi
Bye
안녕 (annyeong)
Tạm biệt
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
tôi yêu bạn
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Xin loi
Dialect 1
Jeju
Northern Vietnamese
Where They Speak
South Korea
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
North-central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
South Korea
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
tiếng việt (㗂越)
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
French Name
coréen
vietnamien
German Name
Koreanisch
Vietnamesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
Ethnicity
Koreans
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
Origin
Before 1st century
c. 1440
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Standard Vietnamese
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Vietnamese sign languages
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
kore1280
viet1252
Linguasphere
45-AAA
46-EBA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Analytic, Isolating
All Korean and Vietnamese Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Korean and Vietnamese dialects. Various dialects of Korean and Vietnamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Korean are spoken in different Korean Speaking Countries whereas Vietnamese Dialects are spoken in different Vietnamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Korean vs Vietnamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Korean dialects include: Jeju, Gyeongsang. Vietnamese dialects include: Northern Vietnamese , North-central Vietnamese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Korean and Vietnamese Speaking population
Korean and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Korean and Vietnamese on Korean vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Korean and Vietnamese Language Codes
Korean and Vietnamese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Korean and Vietnamese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.