Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
  
India, Pakistan
  
Second Language
Roman Empire
  
Pakistan
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
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.
  
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
Similar To
Armenian
  
Hindi Language
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Latin
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Bye
αντίο (antío)
  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
Greece
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Griko
  
Saraiki
  
Where They Speak
Italy
  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Mariupol
  
Doabi
  
Where They Speak
Ukraine
  
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
How Many People Speak?
13.00 million
  
99+
154.30 million
  
12
Native Speakers
13.00 million
  
99+
100.00 million
  
11
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
54.30 million
  
12
Native Name
ελληνικά
  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
  
pendjabi
  
German Name
Neugriechisch
  
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
  
Not Availble
  
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
  
Punjabis
  
Origin
1500 BC
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Hellenic
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
  
Modern Punjabi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
el
  
pa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ell
  
pan
  
ISO 639 2/B
gre
  
pan
  
ISO 639 3
ell
  
pan
  
ISO 639 6
ells
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
gree1276
  
panj1256
  
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Fusional
  
Greek and Punjabi 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 Punjabi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and Punjabi language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or Punjabi word for "Thank You" is ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā). Find more of such common Greek Greetings and Punjabi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Greek vs Punjabi Difficulty
The Greek vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Punjabi 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 Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.