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Urdu vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Urdu


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Pakistan  
Vietnam  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania  
Asia  

Minority Language
India  
Czech Republic  

Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  
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Interesting Facts
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  
  • 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages  
Chinese Language  

Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language  
Chinese Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52  
31
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
12  
9

How Many Consonants
40  
29
21  
11

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
خوش آمديد  
Xin chào  

Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ  
Cam on  

How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  
Bạn khỏe không?  

Good Night
گڈ نائٹ  
Chúc ngủ ngon  

Good Evening
سلام علیکم  
Chào buổi tối  

Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون  
Chào buổi trưa  

Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ  
Chào buổi sáng  

Please
براہ مہربانی  
xin vui lòng  

Sorry
معاف کرنا  
Xin lỗi  

Bye
الوداع  
Tạm biệt  

I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت  
tôi yêu bạn  

Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا  
Xin loi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dakhini  
Northern Vietnamese  

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

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00  
36
76,000,000.00  
11

Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu  
North-central Vietnamese  

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

How Many People Speak
69,000,000.00  
12
76,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Rekhta  
Mid-Central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
South Asia  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  

How Many People Speak
69,000,000.00  
11
76,000,000.00  
8

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
104.00 million  
15
91.00 million  
16

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
21
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
61.00 million  
19
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
43.00 million  
20
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
اُردُو  
tiếng việt (㗂越)  

Alternative Names
Bihari  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  

French Name
ourdou  
vietnamien  

German Name
Urdu  
Vietnamesisch  

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

Ethnicity
Urdu-speaking people  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  

History

Origin
12th Century CE  
c. 1440  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese  

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu  
Standard Vietnamese  

Language Position
20  
18
14  
13

Signed Forms
Signed Urdu  
Vietnamese sign languages  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ur  
vi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
urd  
vie  

ISO 639 2/B
urd  
vie  

ISO 639 3
urd  
vie  

ISO 639 6
urd  
vie  

Glottocode
urdu1245  
viet1252  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-q  
46-EBA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Analytic, Isolating  

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Urdu and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Urdu vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Urdu and Vietnamese language. History of Urdu language states that this language originated in 12th Century CE 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 Urdu and Vietnamese Language History.

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

Urdu vs Vietnamese Difficulty

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

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