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Hebrew vs Italian


Italian vs Hebrew


Countries

Countries
Israel   
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
7   
8

National Language
Israel   
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Second Language
Israel   
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Poland   
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   

Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language   
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   

Interesting Facts
  • The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
  • The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  

Similar To
Arabic and Aramaic languages   
French and Portuguese Languages   

Derived From
Aramaic Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
22   
4
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
0   
5   
2

How Many Consonants
22   
12
16   
6

Scripts
Hebrew   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
שלום (Shalom)   
ciao   

Thank You
תודה (Toda)   
grazie   

How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)   
Come stai?   

Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)   
buonanotte   

Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)   
buonasera   

Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)   
buon pomeriggio   

Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)   
buongiorno   

Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)   
Per Favore   

Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)   
scusate   

Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)   
arrivederci   

I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)   
Ti amo   

Excuse Me
בבקשה!   
Scusami   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew   
Romanesco   

Where They Speak
Israel   
Lazio   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,000,000.00   
21

Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew   
Central Italian   

Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine   
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000,000.00   
14

Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew   
Tuscan   

Where They Speak
Israel   
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   

Total No. Of Dialects
7   
7
15   
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.00 million   
99+
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.90 %   
22

Native Speakers
4.40 million   
99+
64.00 million   
18

Second Language Speakers
5.60 million   
27
14.00 million   
20

Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)   
Italiano   

Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit   
Italiano   

French Name
hébreu   
italien   

German Name
Hebräisch   
Italienisch   

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

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Italians   

History

Origin
1000 BC   
960 BC   

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   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew   
Italian   

Language Position
23   
19
27   
23

Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew   
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
he   
it   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
heb   
ita   

ISO 639 2/B
heb   
ita   

ISO 639 3
heb   
ita   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
itas   

Glottocode
hebr1246   
ital1282   

Linguasphere
12-AAB-a   
51-AAA-q   

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, Synthetic   

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Hebrew and Italian Language History

Comparison of Hebrew vs Italian language history gives us differences between origin of Hebrew and Italian language. History of Hebrew language states that this language originated in 1000 BC whereas history of Italian language states that this language originated in 960 BC. 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 Italian Language History.

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

Hebrew vs Italian Difficulty

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

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