National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Czech Republic
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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
Thai Language
Chinese Language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Chinese Language
Alphabets in
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Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Xin chào
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Cam on
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Bạn khỏe không?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Chúc ngủ ngon
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Chào buổi tối
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Chào buổi trưa
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Chào buổi sáng
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
xin vui lòng
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Xin lỗi
Bye
Sôhk dii der
Tạm biệt
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
tôi yêu bạn
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Xin loi
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Northern Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Laos
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
North-central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Laos
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Laos
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
tiếng việt (㗂越)
Alternative Names
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
French Name
lao
vietnamien
German Name
Laotisch
Vietnamesisch
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
Ethnicity
Not Available
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
Tai
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No Early forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
Standard Forms
Lao
Standard Vietnamese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Vietnamese sign languages
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
viet1252
Linguasphere
No data available
46-EBA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Analytic, Isolating
Lao 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 Lao and Vietnamese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Lao and Vietnamese language. Lao word for "Hello" is ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i) or Vietnamese word for "Thank You" is Cam on. Find more of such common Lao Greetings and Vietnamese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Lao vs Vietnamese Difficulty
The Lao vs Vietnamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao 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 Lao and Vietnamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Vietnamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Vietnamese time required is 44 weeks.