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Greek vs Romanian


Romanian vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
6  
9

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

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Kazakhstan, Russia  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Asia, Europe  

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

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li  

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.
  
  • Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
  • The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
  

Similar To
Armenian  
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.  

Derived From
Latin  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
7  
4

How Many Consonants
17  
7
20  
10

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)  
alo  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
multumesc  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
ce mai faci?  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
noapte Buna  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
buna Seara  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
buna Ziua  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
bună Dimineața  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
Vă Rog  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
scuze  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
La revedere  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
Te iubesc  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
Scuza-Ma  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Aromanian  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
250,000.00  
38

Dialect 2
Griko  
Megleno-Romanian  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
38
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Istro-Romanian  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Croatia  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,400.00  
37

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
28.00 million  
38

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.37 %  
35

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
24.00 million  
33

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
4.00 million  
30

Native Name
ελληνικά  
Română  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
roumain; moldave  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Rumänisch  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[roˈmɨnə]  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Romanians  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
1521  

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  
Proto-Romanian  

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Romanian  

Language Position
74  
99+
36  
28

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Romanian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
ro  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
ron  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
rum  

ISO 639 3
ell  
ron  

ISO 639 6
ells  
Not Available  

Glottocode
gree1276  
roma1327  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
51-AAD-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Synthetic  

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Greek and Romanian Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Romanian language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Romanian language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Romanian language states that this language originated in 1521. 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 Romanian Language History.

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

Greek vs Romanian Difficulty

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

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