Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
  
Afganistan
  
National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
  
Pakistan
  
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
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.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  
Similar To
Romanian
  
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Përshëndetje
  
(salaam) سلام
  
Thank You
Ju faleminderit
  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
How Are You?
Si jeni?
  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Good Night
natën e mirë
  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Good Evening
mirëmbrëma
  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Good Afternoon
mirëdita
  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Good Morning
mirëmengjes
  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Please
Ju lutem
  
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Sorry
Me fal
  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Bye
mirupafshim
  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
I Love You
unë e dua ju
  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Excuse Me
Më falni
  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian
  
Central Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
20
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian
  
Northern Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Arbëresh
  
Wanetsi
  
Where They Speak
Italy
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak?
7.50 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
27
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
3.10 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
20
Second Language Speakers
3.60 million
  
31
Not Available
  
Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe
  
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
French Name
albanais
  
pachto
  
German Name
Albanisch
  
Paschtu
  
Pronunciation
[ʃcip]
  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Ethnicity
Albanians
  
Pashtun
  
Origin
1462 AD
  
1651
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Iranian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Albanian
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Albanian
  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
sq
  
ps
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
sqi
  
pus
  
ISO 639 2/B
alb
  
pus
  
ISO 639 3
sqi
  
pus
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
alba1267
  
pash1269
  
Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa
  
58-ABD-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Fusional
  
Albanian and Pashto 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 Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Albanian and Pashto language. Albanian word for "Hello" is Përshëndetje or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Albanian Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Albanian vs Pashto Difficulty
The Albanian vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Albanian Alphabets and Pashto 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 Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Albanian and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Albanian is 44 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.