Vietnamese is the both the national and the official language of Vietnam. The majority of the population of the country speak this language.  Originally, Vietnamese was written using a modified set of Chinese characters but later the natives of Vietnam developed their own script which was known as Chữ nôm. The language is not only spoken in Vietnam but also in other parts of the world where the Vietnamese population has emigrated.

English has also attained popularity in the country as a second language. French, Chinese, Khmer, Russian, Czech, German, and Polish are also spoken by small sections of the Vietnamese population.