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Greek vs Italian


Italian vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
7   
8

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   

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.
  
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
French and Portuguese Languages   

Derived From
Latin   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
17   
7
16   
6

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
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
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
ciao   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
grazie   

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

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
buonanotte   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
buonasera   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
buon pomeriggio   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
buongiorno   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
Per Favore   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
scusate   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
arrivederci   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
Ti amo   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Scusami   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Romanesco   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Lazio   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
3,000,000.00   
21

Dialect 2
Griko   
Central Italian   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
5,000,000.00   
14

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Tuscan   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
15   
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
0.90 %   
22

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
64.00 million   
18

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
14.00 million   
20

Native Name
ελληνικά   
Italiano   

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

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
italien   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Italienisch   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
[itaˈljaːno]   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Italians   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
960 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Italian   

Language Position
74   
99+
27   
23

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
it   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
ita   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
ita   

ISO 639 3
ell   
ita   

ISO 639 6
ells   
itas   

Glottocode
gree1276   
ital1282   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
51-AAA-q   

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 Italian Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Italian language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Italian language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Italian language states that this language originated in 960 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 Italian Language History.

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

Greek vs Italian Difficulty

The Greek vs Italian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Italian 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 Italian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Italian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Italian time required is 24 weeks.

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