Countries
Galicia
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
Galicia
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
South Africa
Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
Not Available
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.
- 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
Portuguese Language
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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
Grazas
Thank you
How Are You?
Que tal estás?
How are you?
Good Night
Boas noites
Good Night
Good Evening
Boa tarde
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
Boa tarde
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
Bos días
Good Morning
I Love You
Ámote
I love you
Excuse Me
Perdoe!
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Eastern Galician
American English
Where They Speak
East Galicia
United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Central Galician
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Central Galicia
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Western Galician
Welsh English
Where They Speak
West Galicia
United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Galego
English
Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego
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French Name
galicien
anglais
German Name
Galicisch
Englisch
Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Not Available
Not Available
Origin
c. 1175
5th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
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Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Galician
Standard English
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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engs
Glottocode
gali1258
stan1293
Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Galician 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 Galician and English greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Galician and English language. Galician word for "Hello" is Ola or English word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Galician Greetings and English Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Galician vs English Difficulty
The Galician vs English difficulty level basically depends on the number of Galician 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 Galician and English are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Galician and English, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Galician is Not Available while to learn English time required is 6 weeks.