Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
  
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Second Language
Roman Empire
  
Karnataka
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
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.
  
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
Similar To
Armenian
  
Tamil
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Latin
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
  
హలో (Halō)
  
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bye
αντίο (antío)
  
బై (Bai)
  
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Greece
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Dialect 2
Griko
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Italy
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Dialect 3
Mariupol
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
Ukraine
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
13.00 million
  
99+
80.00 million
  
20
Native Speakers
13.00 million
  
99+
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
ελληνικά
  
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
  
télougou
  
German Name
Neugriechisch
  
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
  
Telugu people
  
Origin
1500 BC
  
c. 575
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian 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
  
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
  
Telugu
  
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
el
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ell
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
gre
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
ell
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
ells
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
gree1276
  
telu1262
  
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Not Available
  
Greek and Telugu 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 Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and Telugu language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Greek Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Greek vs Telugu Difficulty
The Greek vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Telugu 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 Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.