Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Armenian Highland
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Second Language
Roman Empire
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
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 first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
Similar To
Armenian
Greek
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Armenian manuscript
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Բարեւ (Barev)
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Բարի օր (Bari or)
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
կներեք (knerek’)
Bye
αντίο (antío)
Ց'տեսություն
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Eastern Armenian
Where They Speak
Greece
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Griko
Western Armenian
Where They Speak
Italy
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Mariupol
Not Applicable
Where They Speak
Ukraine
Not Applicable
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
ελληνικά
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
arménien
German Name
Neugriechisch
Armenisch
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Armenians
Origin
1500 BC
late 5th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
ells
Not Available
Glottocode
gree1276
arme1241
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
57-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Greek and Armenian 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 Greek and Armenian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and Armenian language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or Armenian word for "Thank You" is Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun). Find more of such common Greek Greetings and Armenian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Greek vs Armenian Difficulty
The Greek vs Armenian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Armenian 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 Greek and Armenian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Armenian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Armenian time required is 44 weeks.