Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Bhutan
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Bhutan
Second Language
Roman Empire
India
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
India
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Dzongkha Development Commission
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.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Armenian
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
Latin
Tibetan Language
Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Kuzoozangpo La
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Not Available
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Not Available
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Not Available
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Not Available
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Tsip maza
Bye
αντίο (antío)
Log Jay Gay
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Tsip maza
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Laya
Where They Speak
Greece
Bhutan
Where They Speak
Italy
Bhutan
Where They Speak
Ukraine
Bhutan
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ελληνικά
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
dzongkha
German Name
Neugriechisch
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
Not available
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Ngalop people
Origin
1500 BC
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Dzongkha
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
ells
Not Available
Glottocode
gree1276
nucl1307
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
Greek and Dzongkha 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 Dzongkha greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and Dzongkha language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or Dzongkha word for "Thank You" is Kaadinchhey La. Find more of such common Greek Greetings and Dzongkha Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Greek vs Dzongkha Difficulty
The Greek vs Dzongkha difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Dzongkha 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 Dzongkha are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Dzongkha, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Dzongkha time required is Not Available.