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Greek vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
3   
12

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Roman Empire   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia, Europe   

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

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   

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.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
Armenian   

Derived From
Latin   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
17   
7
17   
7

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Arabic, Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
γεια σας (geia sas)   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   

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

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
αντίο (antío)   

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

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Cappadocian Greek   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Greece   

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

Dialect 2
Griko   
Griko   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
50,000.00   
38

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Mariupol   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Ukraine   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
25   
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
0.18 %   
99+

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
13.00 million   
99+

Native Name
ελληνικά   
ελληνικά   

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

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
grec moderne (après 1453)   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Neugriechisch   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
[eliniˈka]   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Greeks or Hellenes   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Hellenic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Modern Greek   

Language Position
74   
99+
74   
99+

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Greek Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
el   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
ell   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
gre   

ISO 639 3
ell   
ell   

ISO 639 6
ells   
ells   

Glottocode
gree1276   
gree1276   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
56-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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Greek and Greek Language History

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

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

Greek vs Greek Difficulty

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

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