Countries
Israel
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
Israel
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
Israel
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Poland
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
Similar To
Arabic and Aramaic languages
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
Aramaic Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
0
  
Scripts
Hebrew
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
שלום (Shalom)
  
Hola
  
Thank You
תודה (Toda)
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
  
Bon dia
  
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
בבקשה!
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
Israel
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
Israel
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak?
9.00 million
  
99+
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.40 million
  
99+
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.60 million
  
27
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
  
català
  
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
hébreu
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Hebräisch
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
1000 BC
  
c. 1028
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Semitic
  
Romance
  
Branch
Canaanitic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
  
Old Catalan
  
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
he
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
heb
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
heb
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
heb
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
hebr1246
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
  
51-AAA-e
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Not Available
  
Hebrew and Catalan 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 Hebrew and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hebrew and Catalan language. Hebrew word for "Hello" is שלום (Shalom) or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Hebrew Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hebrew vs Catalan Difficulty
The Hebrew vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hebrew Alphabets and Catalan 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 Hebrew and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hebrew and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hebrew is 44 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.