Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
  
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
  
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 in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Latin
  
Arabic, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
  
Cappadocian Greek
  
Where They Speak
Greece
  
Greece
  
Dialect 2
Griko
  
Griko
  
Where They Speak
Italy
  
Italy
  
Dialect 3
Mariupol
  
Mariupol
  
Where They Speak
Ukraine
  
Ukraine
  
How Many People Speak?
13.00 million
  
99+
13.00 million
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
  
Greek Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.