Countries
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
Galicia
National Language
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
Galicia
Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Europe
Minority Language
South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
Interesting Facts
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
Similar To
Not Available
Portuguese Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Thank you
Grazas
How Are You?
How are you?
Que tal estás?
Good Night
Good Night
Boas noites
Good Evening
Good Evening
Boa tarde
Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon
Boa tarde
Good Morning
Good Morning
Bos días
I Love You
I love you
Ámote
Excuse Me
Excuse Me
Perdoe!
Dialect 1
American English
Eastern Galician
Where They Speak
United States of America
East Galicia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hiberno-English
Central Galician
Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Central Galicia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Welsh English
Western Galician
Where They Speak
United Kingdom
West Galicia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
English
Galego
Alternative Names
Not Available
Galego, Gallego
French Name
anglais
galicien
German Name
Englisch
Galicisch
Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Not Available
Origin
5th Century AD
c. 1175
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Standard English
Galician
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed English
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
engs
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1293
gali1258
Linguasphere
52-ABA
51-AAA-ab
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Not Available
English and Galician 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 English and Galician greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in English and Galician language. English word for "Hello" is Hello or Galician word for "Thank You" is Grazas. Find more of such common English Greetings and Galician Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
English vs Galician Difficulty
The English vs Galician difficulty level basically depends on the number of English Alphabets and Galician 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 English and Galician are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in English and Galician, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn English is 6 weeks while to learn Galician time required is Not Available.
