Countries
European Union, Hungary, Serbia, Vojvodina, Serbia
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
Austria, Gambia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Second Language
United States of America
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Austria, Croatia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
known, Research Institute for Linguistics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Nyelvtudományi Intézete)
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Interesting Facts
- Hungarian language has only preserved most of its ancient elements.
- 'Magyar' is the Hungarian name for the language, the 'Magyar' is also used as an English word to refer to Hungarian people.
  
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Mansi and Khanty Languages
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
East and South Slavic Languages
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
szia
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
köszönöm
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
Hogy vagy?
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
Jó Éjszakát
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
jó Estét
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
Jó Napot Kívánok
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
jó Reggelt
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
Kérlek
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
bocsi
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
viszlát
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
Szeretlek
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
elnézést
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Csángó
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Bacău County, Rumania
  
Kongu
  
Dialect 2
Oberwart
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Austria
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Dialect 3
Székely
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Székely Land
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak?
13.00 million
  
99+
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
13.00 million
  
99+
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
0.07 million
  
38
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
magyar / magyar nyelv
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Magyar
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
hongrois
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Ungarisch
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
[ˈmɒɟɒr]
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Hungarians
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
1192 AD
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Uralic Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Finno-Ugric
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Ugric
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Hungarian
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Modern Hungarian
  
Modern Tamil
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
hu
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
hun
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
hun
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
hun
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
hung1274
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
ohu
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Not Available
  
Hungarian and Tamil 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 Hungarian and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hungarian and Tamil language. Hungarian word for "Hello" is szia or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Hungarian Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hungarian vs Tamil Difficulty
The Hungarian vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hungarian Alphabets and Tamil 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 Hungarian and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hungarian and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hungarian is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.