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Vietnamese vs Italian


Italian vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam   
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
7   
8

National Language
Vietnam   
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Czech Republic   
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   

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.
  
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language   
French and Portuguese Languages   

Derived From
Chinese Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37   
19
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào   
ciao   

Thank You
Cam on   
grazie   

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?   
Come stai?   

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon   
buonanotte   

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối   
buonasera   

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa   
buon pomeriggio   

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng   
buongiorno   

Please
xin vui lòng   
Per Favore   

Sorry
Xin lỗi   
scusate   

Bye
Tạm biệt   
arrivederci   

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn   
Ti amo   

Excuse Me
Xin loi   
Scusami   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese   
Romanesco   

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,000,000.00   
21

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese   
Central Italian   

Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa   
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000,000.00   
14

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese   
Tuscan   

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
15   
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million   
16
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
0.90 %   
22

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
64.00 million   
18

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
14.00 million   
20

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)   
Italiano   

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

French Name
vietnamien   
italien   

German Name
Vietnamesisch   
Italienisch   

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

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   
Italians   

History

Origin
c. 1440   
960 BC   

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese   
Italian   

Language Position
14   
13
27   
23

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages   
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
vi   
it   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie   
ita   

ISO 639 2/B
vie   
ita   

ISO 639 3
vie   
ita   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
itas   

Glottocode
viet1252   
ital1282   

Linguasphere
46-EBA   
51-AAA-q   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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Vietnamese and Italian Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Italian language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Italian language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 whereas history of Italian language states that this language originated in 960 BC. 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 Italian Language History.

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

Vietnamese vs Italian Difficulty

The Vietnamese vs Italian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Vietnamese Alphabets and Italian 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 Italian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Vietnamese and Italian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Vietnamese is 44 weeks while to learn Italian time required is 24 weeks.

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