Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
  
National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
  
Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
  
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
  
Interesting Facts
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
Similar To
Romanian
  
Romanian
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Përshëndetje
  
Përshëndetje
  
Thank You
Ju faleminderit
  
Ju faleminderit
  
How Are You?
Si jeni?
  
Si jeni?
  
Good Night
natën e mirë
  
natën e mirë
  
Good Evening
mirëmbrëma
  
mirëmbrëma
  
Good Afternoon
mirëdita
  
mirëdita
  
Good Morning
mirëmengjes
  
mirëmengjes
  
Please
Ju lutem
  
Ju lutem
  
Sorry
Me fal
  
Me fal
  
Bye
mirupafshim
  
mirupafshim
  
I Love You
unë e dua ju
  
unë e dua ju
  
Excuse Me
Më falni
  
Më falni
  
Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian
  
Gheg Albanian
  
Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
20
3,400,000.00
  
20
Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian
  
Tosk Albanian
  
Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Arbëresh
  
Arbëresh
  
Where They Speak
Italy
  
Italy
  
How Many People Speak?
7.50 million
  
99+
7.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
3.10 million
  
99+
3.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
3.60 million
  
31
3.60 million
  
31
Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe
  
shqip / gjuha shqipe
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
French Name
albanais
  
albanais
  
German Name
Albanisch
  
Albanisch
  
Pronunciation
[ʃcip]
  
[ʃcip]
  
Ethnicity
Albanians
  
Albanians
  
Origin
1462 AD
  
1462 AD
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Albanian
  
Old Albanian
  
Standard Forms
Standard Albanian
  
Standard Albanian
  
Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
sq
  
sq
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
sqi
  
sqi
  
ISO 639 2/B
alb
  
alb
  
ISO 639 3
sqi
  
sqi
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
alba1267
  
alba1267
  
Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa
  
55-AAA-aaa
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Synthetic
  
Albanian and Albanian 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 Albanian and Albanian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Albanian and Albanian language. Albanian word for "Hello" is Përshëndetje or Albanian word for "Thank You" is Ju faleminderit. Find more of such common Albanian Greetings and Albanian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Albanian vs Albanian Difficulty
The Albanian vs Albanian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Albanian Alphabets and Albanian 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 Albanian and Albanian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Albanian and Albanian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Albanian is 44 weeks while to learn Albanian time required is 44 weeks.