Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Israel
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Israel
Second Language
Roman Empire
Israel
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa, Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Poland
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Academy of the Hebrew Language
Interesting Facts
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
Similar To
Armenian
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Derived From
Latin
Aramaic Language
Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Hebrew
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
שלום (Shalom)
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
תודה (Toda)
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
סליחה! (Slicha)
Bye
αντίο (antío)
להתראות (Lehitraot)
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
בבקשה!
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Where They Speak
Greece
Israel
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Griko
Samaritan Hebrew
Where They Speak
Italy
Israel, Palestine
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Mariupol
Yemenite Hebrew
Where They Speak
Ukraine
Israel
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ελληνικά
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Israeli, Ivrit
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
hébreu
German Name
Neugriechisch
Hebräisch
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Not Available
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Semitic
Branch
Not Available
Canaanitic
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Modern Hebrew
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Signed Hebrew
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
ells
Not Available
Glottocode
gree1276
hebr1246
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
12-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Fusional, Synthetic
All Greek and Hebrew Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Greek and Hebrew dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Hebrew language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Hebrew Dialects are spoken in different Hebrew speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Hebrew Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Hebrew dialects include: Ashkenazi Hebrew , Samaritan Hebrew. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Greek and Hebrew Speaking population
Greek and Hebrew speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Hebrew languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Hebrew Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hebrew language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Greek and Hebrew on Greek vs Hebrew where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Hebrew Language Codes
Greek and Hebrew language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Hebrew Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.