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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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