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Irish vs Bulgarian


Bulgarian vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Bulgaria, European Union   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Ireland   
Bulgaria   

Second Language
Ireland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa, Europe   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Institute for the Bulgarian language   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • The only Slavic language which has lost all its grammatical cases is Bulgarian.
  • The first Slavic language to be written was Bulgarian in 9th century.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Macedonian language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18   
1
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
13   
3
36   
26

Scripts
Latin   
Cyrillic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
Здравейте (Zdraveĭte)   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
Благодаря ти (blagodarya ti)   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
Как си? (Kak si?)   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
Лека нощ (Leka nošt)   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Добър вечер (Dobãr večer)   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Добър ден (Dobãr den)   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
Добро утро (Dobro utro)   

Please
le do thoil   
Моля (Molja)   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
Съжалявам (Sãžaljavam)   

Bye
Slán   
Довиждане (Doviždane)   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
Обичам те (Običam te)   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Kotel-Elena-Dryanovo   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
Bulgaria   

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Panagyurishte   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Bulgaria   

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Pirdop   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Bulgaria   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
58   
32

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
7.80 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
Not Available   

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
български (bãlgarski)   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Balgarski   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
bulgare   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Bulgarisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
c. 750   
9th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Slavic   

Branch
Goidelic   
Southern   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
Old Bulgarian, Middle Bulgarian, Modern Bulgarian   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Standard Bulgarian   

Language Position
Not Available   
88   
99+

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Bulgarian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
bg   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
bul   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
bul   

ISO 639 3
gle   
bul   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
buls   

Glottocode
iris1253   
bulg1262   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
53-AAA-hb   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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Irish and Bulgarian Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Bulgarian language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Bulgarian language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 whereas history of Bulgarian language states that this language originated in 9th 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 Irish and Bulgarian Language History.

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Irish and Bulgarian 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 Irish and Bulgarian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and Bulgarian language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or Bulgarian word for "Thank You" is Благодаря ти (blagodarya ti). Find more of such common Irish Greetings and Bulgarian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Irish vs Bulgarian Difficulty

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

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