Countries
Galicia
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
Galicia
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- 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.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Portuguese Language
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Ola
  
Hola
  
Thank You
Grazas
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
Que tal estás?
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
Boas noites
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
Boa tarde
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
Boa tarde
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
Bos días
  
Bon dia
  
Please
Por favor
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
Síntoo!
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
Adeus
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
Ámote
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
Perdoe!
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Galician
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
East Galicia
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Central Galician
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
Central Galicia
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Western Galician
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
West Galicia
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak?
2.40 million
  
99+
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
2.40 million
  
99+
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
Galego
  
català
  
Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
galicien
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Galicisch
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
c. 1175
  
c. 1028
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
  
Old Catalan
  
Standard Forms
Galician
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
gl
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
glg
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
glg
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
glg
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
gali1258
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab
  
51-AAA-e
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Galician and Catalan 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 Galician and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Galician and Catalan language. Galician word for "Hello" is Ola or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Galician Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Galician vs Catalan Difficulty
The Galician vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Galician Alphabets and Catalan 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 Galician and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Galician and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Galician is Not Available while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.