Countries
Israel
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
Israel
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Israel
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Poland
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Armenian
Derived From
Aramaic Language
Latin
Alphabets in
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Hebrew
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
שלום (Shalom)
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
תודה (Toda)
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
αντίο (antío)
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
בבקשה!
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
Israel
Greece
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
Griko
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
Italy
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
Mariupol
Where They Speak
Israel
Ukraine
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
hébreu
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Hebräisch
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Greeks or Hellenes
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Hellenic
Branch
Canaanitic
Not Available
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
Modern Greek
Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
ells
Glottocode
hebr1246
gree1276
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Fusional, Synthetic
All Hebrew and Greek Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Hebrew and Greek dialects. Various dialects of Hebrew and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hebrew are spoken in different Hebrew Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hebrew vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hebrew dialects include: Ashkenazi Hebrew, Samaritan Hebrew. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hebrew and Greek Speaking population
Hebrew and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hebrew and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Hebrew and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hebrew language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Hebrew and Greek on Hebrew vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hebrew and Greek Language Codes
Hebrew and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hebrew and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
