Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
Israel
  
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Israel
  
Second Language
Spain
  
Israel
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Africa, Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Poland
  
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Academy of the Hebrew Language
  
Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Arabic and Aramaic languages
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Aramaic Language
  
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
0
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Hebrew
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hola
  
שלום (Shalom)
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
תודה (Toda)
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
  
Please
Sisplau
  
בבקשה (bevekshah)
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
סליחה! (Slicha)
  
Bye
Adéu
  
להתראות (Lehitraot)
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
בבקשה!
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Ashkenazi Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Israel
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Samaritan Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Israel, Palestine
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Yemenite Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Israel
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
9.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
4.40 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
5.60 million
  
27
Native Name
català
  
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Israeli, Ivrit
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
hébreu
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Hebräisch
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
  
Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Not Available
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
1000 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Semitic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Canaanitic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Modern Hebrew
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Signed Hebrew
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
he
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
heb
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
heb
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
heb
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1289
  
hebr1246
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
  
12-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Catalan and Hebrew 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 Catalan and Hebrew greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Hebrew language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Hebrew word for "Thank You" is תודה (Toda). Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Hebrew Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Catalan vs Hebrew Difficulty
The Catalan vs Hebrew difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Hebrew 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 Catalan and Hebrew are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Hebrew, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Hebrew time required is 44 weeks.