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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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