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Vietnamese vs Irish


Irish vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam  
European Union, Ireland  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Vietnam  
Ireland  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Czech Republic  
United Kingdom  

Regulated By
-  
Foras na Gaeilge  

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

Similar To
Chinese Language  
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  

Derived From
Chinese Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
37  
19
18  
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
13  
3

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào  
Dia dhuit  

Thank You
Cam on  
Go raibh maith agat  

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

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon  
Oíche mhaith  

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng  
Dia dhuit ar maidin  

Please
xin vui lòng  
le do thoil  

Sorry
Xin lỗi  
Tá brón orm  

Bye
Tạm biệt  
Slán  

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn  
Is breá liom thú  

Excuse Me
Xin loi  
Gabh mo leithscéal  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese  
Connacht Irish  

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

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

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese  
Munster Irish  

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

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

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese  
Ulster Irish  

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  
Ulster  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
17
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
0.14 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
1.65 million  
99+

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

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

French Name
vietnamien  
irlandais moyen  

German Name
Vietnamesisch  
Mittelirisch  

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

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  
Irish people  

History

Origin
c. 1440  
c. 750  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Celtic  

Branch
-  
Goidelic  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  

Language Position
14  
13
25  
23

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages  
Irish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
vi  
ga  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie  
gle  

ISO 639 2/B
vie  
gle  

ISO 639 3
vie  
gle  

ISO 639 6
vie  
gle  

Glottocode
viet1252  
iris1253  

Linguasphere
46-EBA  
50-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Fusional  

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Vietnamese and Irish Language History

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

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

Vietnamese vs Irish Difficulty

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

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