As of 2019, there are approximately 1.5 million people in the United States who speak Vietnamese as their primary language. This makes Vietnamese one of the most spoken languages in the U.S. after English, Spanish, and Chinese.
In the later part of the 19th century, Vietnam was a French colony. France, like all colonial powers, forced its language on the Vietnamese people, and ties to France remain to this day. This is the same reason people in Argentina speak Spanish, or people in the US speak English--in these countries, the native languages just never managed to keep any sort of foothold. Former French colonies have a tendency for the people to speak French as a secondary rather than primary languages, since they mostly kept French in only governmental capacities.
Approximately 400,000 people in the US speak Hindi, making it one of the most widely spoken languages in the country.
The most widely spoken language in the United States is English, followed by Spanish. Other common languages spoken in the US include Chinese, French, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Arabic, among others.
In the US, about 8.6% of the population, or roughly 27 million people, speak a language other than English at home.
I don't speak Vietnamese, but I have a background in Linguistics. From what I know the closest you're going to get without learning how to speak with a Vietnamese accent is "Twi Vwong-Fam" (The "Th" is just a "t" to us, and the "Ph" is an "F").
As of 2011, there are about 315,000,000 people in the US. And 305,000,000 of them speak English.
As of 2011, there are about 315,000,000 people in the US. And 305,000,000 of them speak English.
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In the later part of the 19th century, Vietnam was a French colony. France, like all colonial powers, forced its language on the Vietnamese people, and ties to France remain to this day. This is the same reason people in Argentina speak Spanish, or people in the US speak English--in these countries, the native languages just never managed to keep any sort of foothold. Former French colonies have a tendency for the people to speak French as a secondary rather than primary languages, since they mostly kept French in only governmental capacities.
Roughly a million Vietnamese were killed in the war.
Approximately 400,000 people in the US speak Hindi, making it one of the most widely spoken languages in the country.
The most widely spoken language in the United States is English, followed by Spanish. Other common languages spoken in the US include Chinese, French, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Arabic, among others.
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In the US, about 8.6% of the population, or roughly 27 million people, speak a language other than English at home.
Vietnamese
I don't speak Vietnamese, but I have a background in Linguistics. From what I know the closest you're going to get without learning how to speak with a Vietnamese accent is "Twi Vwong-Fam" (The "Th" is just a "t" to us, and the "Ph" is an "F").