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Danish vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
5   
10

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland   

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Europe, North America, South America   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)   

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.
  
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
Norwegian and Swedish   

Derived From
Latin   
Old Norse Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
24   
6
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
20   
17

How Many Consonants
17   
7
20   
10

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
Hallo   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
Mange tak   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Hvordan har du det?   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
God nat   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
God aften   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
God eftermiddag   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
God morgen   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
Please   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
Undskyld!   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
Farvel   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
Jeg elsker dig   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Undskyld mig   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Scanian   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Sweden   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
80,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Griko   
Jutlandic   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Denmark   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Bornholmsk   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Island of Bornholm   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
5.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
5.50 million   
99+

Native Name
ελληνικά   
dansk   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Dansk, Rigsdansk   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
danois   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Dänisch   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Danish people or Danes   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
c. 1100 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Rigsdansk   

Language Position
74   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Signed Danish   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
da   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
dan   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
dan   

ISO 639 3
ell   
dan   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
dani1284   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Fusional   

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Greek and Danish Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Danish language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Danish language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Danish language states that this language originated in c. 1100 AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Greek and Danish Language History.

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Greek and Danish 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 Danish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and Danish language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or Danish word for "Thank You" is Mange tak. Find more of such common Greek Greetings and Danish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Greek vs Danish Difficulty

The Greek vs Danish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Danish 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 Danish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Danish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Danish time required is 24 weeks.

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