Countries
Bhutan
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
Bhutan
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
India
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
India
South Africa
Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
- 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
Sikkimese Language
Not Available
Derived From
Tibetan Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Kuzoozangpo La
Hello
Thank You
Kaadinchhey La
Thank you
How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
How are you?
Good Night
lek shom ay zim
Good Night
Good Evening
Not Available
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
Not Available
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
Not Available
Good Morning
Please
Not Available
Please
I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga
I love you
Excuse Me
Tsip maza
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Laya
American English
Where They Speak
Bhutan
United States of America
Dialect 2
Lunana
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Dialect 3
Adap
Welsh English
Where They Speak
Bhutan
United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
English
Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
Not Available
French Name
dzongkha
anglais
German Name
Dzongkha
Englisch
Pronunciation
Not available
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Ngalop people
Not Available
Origin
17th Century
5th Century AD
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
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Branch
Tibeto-Burman
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Dzongkha
Standard English
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
engs
Glottocode
nucl1307
stan1293
Linguasphere
No data Available
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Dzongkha 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 Dzongkha and English greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Dzongkha and English language. Dzongkha word for "Hello" is Kuzoozangpo La or English word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Dzongkha Greetings and English Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Dzongkha vs English Difficulty
The Dzongkha vs English difficulty level basically depends on the number of Dzongkha 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 Dzongkha and English are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Dzongkha and English, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Dzongkha is Not Available while to learn English time required is 6 weeks.