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Portuguese vs Hebrew


Countries

Countries
Israel  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
10  
6

National Language
Israel  
Portugal  

Second Language
Israel  
United States of America  

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

Minority Language
Poland  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America  

Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras  

Interesting Facts
  • The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
  • The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  

Similar To
Arabic and Aramaic languages  
Spanish and Galician Languages  

Derived From
Aramaic Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
22  
4
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
0  
9  
6

How Many Consonants
22  
12
19  
9

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)  
Olá  

Thank You
תודה (Toda)  
obrigado  

How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)  
Como você está?  

Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)  
boa noite  

Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)  
boa Noite  

Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)  
boa Tarde  

Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)  
bom Dia  

Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)  
Por Favor  

Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)  
pesaroso  

Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)  
tchau  

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

Excuse Me
בבקשה!  
desculpe me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew  
Brazilian Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Israel  
Brazil  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
204,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew  
European Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine  
Portugal  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
10,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  

Where They Speak
Israel  
Daman and Diu  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
4,000.00  
36

Total No. Of Dialects
7  
7
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.00 million  
99+
231.00 million  
7

Speaking Population
Not Available  
3.27 %  
7

Native Speakers
4.40 million  
99+
216.00 million  
5

Second Language Speakers
5.60 million  
27
15.00 million  
18

Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)  
Português  

Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit  
Português  

French Name
hébreu  
portugais  

German Name
Hebräisch  
Portugiesisch  

Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Portuguese people or portugueses  

History

Origin
1000 BC  
3rd Century  

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  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew  
Portuguese  

Language Position
23  
19
6  
6

Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew  
Signed Portuguese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
he  
pt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
heb  
por  

ISO 639 2/B
heb  
por  

ISO 639 3
heb  
por  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
hebr1246  
port1283  

Linguasphere
12-AAB-a  
51-AAA-a  

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  

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Hebrew and Portuguese Language History

Comparison of Hebrew vs Portuguese language history gives us differences between origin of Hebrew and Portuguese language. History of Hebrew language states that this language originated in 1000 BC whereas history of Portuguese language states that this language originated in 3rd Century. 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 Portuguese Language History.

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

Hebrew vs Portuguese Difficulty

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

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