Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
South Africa
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
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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.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
Romanian
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Derived From
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Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ju faleminderit
Thank you
How Are You?
Si jeni?
How are you?
Good Night
natën e mirë
Good Night
Good Evening
mirëmbrëma
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
mirëdita
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
mirëmengjes
Good Morning
I Love You
unë e dua ju
I love you
Excuse Me
Më falni
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian
American English
Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
United States of America
Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Dialect 3
Arbëresh
Welsh English
Where They Speak
Italy
United Kingdom
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe
English
Alternative Names
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French Name
albanais
anglais
German Name
Albanisch
Englisch
Pronunciation
[ʃcip]
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Albanians
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Origin
1462 AD
5th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Albanian
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Standard Albanian
Standard English
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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engs
Glottocode
alba1267
stan1293
Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Albanian and English 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 English greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Albanian and English language. Albanian word for "Hello" is Përshëndetje or English word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Albanian Greetings and English Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Albanian vs English Difficulty
The Albanian vs English difficulty level basically depends on the number of Albanian Alphabets and English 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 English are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Albanian and English, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Albanian is 44 weeks while to learn English time required is 6 weeks.