Countries
Philippines
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
Philippines
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Philippines
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Interesting Facts
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Tagalog Language
Armenian
Derived From
Spanish Language
Latin
Alphabets in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Kumusta
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
Salamat
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
Kumusta
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
magandang gabi
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
Magandang gabi
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
Magandang umaga
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
Mangyaring
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
I Love You
Mahal kita
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Bikol
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
Philippines
Greece
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hiligaynon
Griko
Where They Speak
Philippines
Italy
Where They Speak
Philippines
Ukraine
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
filipino
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Pilipino
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
filipino; pilipino
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Pilipino
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Greeks or Hellenes
Origin
16th Century
1500 BC
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Hellenic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Filipino
Modern Greek
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No Data Available
el
ISO 639 6
Not Available
ells
Glottocode
fili1244
gree1276
Linguasphere
No Data Available
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
Filipino and Greek 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 Filipino and Greek greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Filipino and Greek language. Filipino word for "Hello" is Kumusta or Greek word for "Thank You" is ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱). Find more of such common Filipino Greetings and Greek Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Filipino vs Greek Difficulty
The Filipino vs Greek difficulty level basically depends on the number of Filipino Alphabets and Greek 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 Filipino and Greek are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Filipino and Greek, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Filipino is 44 weeks while to learn Greek time required is 44 weeks.