Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
Afganistan
National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Pakistan
Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
- 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
Norwegian and Swedish
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Hallo
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
Mange tak
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
God nat
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
God aften
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
God morgen
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
Undskyld!
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
Farvel
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Jeg elsker dig
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
Undskyld mig
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Scanian
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Sweden
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Jutlandic
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Denmark
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Bornholmsk
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
dansk
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
danois
pachto
German Name
Dänisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes
Pashtun
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Iranian
Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Rigsdansk
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Danish
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
dani1284
pash1269
Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
Danish 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 Danish and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Danish and Pashto language. Danish word for "Hello" is Hallo or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Danish Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Danish vs Pashto Difficulty
The Danish vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Danish 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 Danish and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Danish and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Danish is 24 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.