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English vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
33   
2

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Second Language
Roman Empire   
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
South Africa   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
Not Available   

Derived From
Latin   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
17   
7
21   
11

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
7   
6

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
Hello   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
Thank you   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
How are you?   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
Good Night   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
Good Evening   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
Good Afternoon   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
Good Morning   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
Please   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
Sorry   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
Bye   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
I love you   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Excuse Me   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
American English   

Where They Speak
Greece   
United States of America   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
225,000,000.00   
3

Dialect 2
Griko   
Hiberno-English   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
4,500,000.00   
15

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Welsh English   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
United Kingdom   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,500,000.00   
14

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
188   
34

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
1,200.00 million   
1

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
5.43 %   
4

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
400.00 million   
3

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
400.00 million   
1

Native Name
ελληνικά   
English   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Not Available   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
anglais   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Englisch   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
5th Century 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 English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Standard English   

Language Position
74   
99+
3   
3

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Signed English   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
en   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
eng   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
eng   

ISO 639 3
ell   
eng   

ISO 639 6
ells   
engs   

Glottocode
gree1276   
stan1293   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
52-ABA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic   

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Greek and English Language History

Comparison of Greek vs English language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and English language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of English language states that this language originated in 5th Century 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 English Language History.

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

Greek vs English Difficulty

The Greek vs English difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and English 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 English are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and English, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn English time required is 6 weeks.

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