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Hebrew vs Irish


Irish vs Hebrew


Countries

Countries
Israel   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Israel   
Ireland   

Second Language
Israel   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Poland   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language   
Foras na Gaeilge   

Interesting Facts
  • The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
  • The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Arabic and Aramaic languages   
Not Available   

Derived From
Aramaic Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
22   
4
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
0   
5   
2

How Many Consonants
22   
12
13   
3

Scripts
Hebrew   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
שלום (Shalom)   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
תודה (Toda)   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)   
le do thoil   

Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)   
Slán   

I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
בבקשה!   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
Israel   
Connacht   

Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine   
Munster   

Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
Israel   
Ulster   

Total No. Of Dialects
7   
7
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
4.40 million   
99+
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.60 million   
27
1.65 million   
35

Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)   
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   

Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
hébreu   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Hebräisch   
Mittelirisch   

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

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Irish people   

History

Origin
1000 BC   
c. 750   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Celtic   

Branch
Canaanitic   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew   
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   

Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Language Position
23   
19
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
he   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
heb   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
heb   
gle   

ISO 639 3
heb   
gle   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
hebr1246   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
12-AAB-a   
50-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Fusional   

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Hebrew and Irish Language History

Comparison of Hebrew vs Irish language history gives us differences between origin of Hebrew and Irish language. History of Hebrew language states that this language originated in 1000 BC whereas history of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750. 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 Irish Language History.

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

Hebrew vs Irish Difficulty

The Hebrew vs Irish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hebrew Alphabets and Irish 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 Irish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hebrew and Irish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hebrew is 44 weeks while to learn Irish time required is 36 weeks.

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