Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Vietnam
National Language
Portugal
Vietnam
Second Language
United States of America
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Czech Republic
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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Interesting Facts
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
- 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
Spanish and Galician Languages
Chinese Language
Derived From
Latin
Chinese Language
Alphabets in
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
obrigado
Cam on
How Are You?
Como você está?
Bạn khỏe không?
Good Night
boa noite
Chúc ngủ ngon
Good Evening
boa Noite
Chào buổi tối
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
Chào buổi trưa
Good Morning
bom Dia
Chào buổi sáng
Please
Por Favor
xin vui lòng
I Love You
Eu te amo
tôi yêu bạn
Excuse Me
desculpe me
Xin loi
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Northern Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Brazil
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
North-central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Portugal
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
Native Name
Português
tiếng việt (㗂越)
Alternative Names
Português
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
French Name
portugais
vietnamien
German Name
Portugiesisch
Vietnamesisch
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
Origin
3rd Century
c. 1440
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austroasiatic Family
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Standard Vietnamese
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Vietnamese sign languages
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
port1283
viet1252
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
46-EBA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
Portuguese 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 Portuguese and Vietnamese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Portuguese and Vietnamese language. Portuguese word for "Hello" is Olá or Vietnamese word for "Thank You" is Cam on. Find more of such common Portuguese Greetings and Vietnamese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Portuguese vs Vietnamese Difficulty
The Portuguese vs Vietnamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Portuguese 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 Portuguese and Vietnamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Portuguese and Vietnamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Portuguese is 24 weeks while to learn Vietnamese time required is 44 weeks.