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Hebrew vs Danish


Danish vs Hebrew


Countries

Countries
Israel  
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Israel  
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland  

Second Language
Israel  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe  
Europe, North America, South America  

Minority Language
Poland  
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America  

Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language  
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)  

Interesting Facts
  • The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
  • The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  

Similar To
Arabic and Aramaic languages  
Norwegian and Swedish  

Derived From
Aramaic Language  
Old Norse Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
22  
4
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
0  
20  
17

How Many Consonants
22  
12
20  
10

Scripts
Hebrew  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
שלום (Shalom)  
Hallo  

Thank You
תודה (Toda)  
Mange tak  

How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)  
Hvordan har du det?  

Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)  
God nat  

Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)  
God aften  

Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)  
God eftermiddag  

Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)  
God morgen  

Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)  
Please  

Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)  
Undskyld!  

Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)  
Farvel  

I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)  
Jeg elsker dig  

Excuse Me
בבקשה!  
Undskyld mig  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew  
Scanian  

Where They Speak
Israel  
Sweden  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
80,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew  
Jutlandic  

Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine  
Denmark  

Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew  
Bornholmsk  

Where They Speak
Israel  
Island of Bornholm  

Total No. Of Dialects
7  
7
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.00 million  
99+
5.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
4.40 million  
99+
5.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.60 million  
27
Not Available  

Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)  
dansk  

Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit  
Dansk, Rigsdansk  

French Name
hébreu  
danois  

German Name
Hebräisch  
Dänisch  

Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]  
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Danish people or Danes  

History

Origin
1000 BC  
c. 1100 AD  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
Not Available  

Branch
Canaanitic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew  
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish  

Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew  
Rigsdansk  

Language Position
23  
19
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew  
Signed Danish  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
he  
da  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
heb  
dan  

ISO 639 2/B
heb  
dan  

ISO 639 3
heb  
dan  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
hebr1246  
dani1284  

Linguasphere
12-AAB-a  
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Fusional  

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Hebrew and Danish Language History

Comparison of Hebrew vs Danish language history gives us differences between origin of Hebrew and Danish language. History of Hebrew language states that this language originated in 1000 BC whereas history of Danish language states that this language originated in c. 1100 AD. 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 Hebrew and Danish Language History.

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Hebrew and Danish 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 Danish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hebrew and Danish language. Hebrew word for "Hello" is שלום (Shalom) or Danish word for "Thank You" is Mange tak. Find more of such common Hebrew Greetings and Danish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Hebrew vs Danish Difficulty

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

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