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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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