Countries
European Union, Ireland
  
Israel
  
National Language
Ireland
  
Israel
  
Second Language
Ireland
  
Israel
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Africa, Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
United Kingdom
  
Poland
  
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
  
Academy of the Hebrew 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 original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
Similar To
Not Available
  
Arabic and Aramaic languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Aramaic Language
  
Alphabets in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
0
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Hebrew
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Dia dhuit
  
שלום (Shalom)
  
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
  
תודה (Toda)
  
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
  
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
  
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
  
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
  
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
  
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
  
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
  
Please
le do thoil
  
בבקשה (bevekshah)
  
Sorry
Tá brón orm
  
סליחה! (Slicha)
  
Bye
Slán
  
להתראות (Lehitraot)
  
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
  
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
  
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
בבקשה!
  
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
  
Ashkenazi Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
Connacht
  
Israel
  
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
  
Samaritan Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
Munster
  
Israel, Palestine
  
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
  
Yemenite Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
Ulster
  
Israel
  
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million
  
99+
9.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.14 million
  
99+
4.40 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million
  
35
5.60 million
  
27
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
  
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
Israeli, Ivrit
  
French Name
irlandais moyen
  
hébreu
  
German Name
Mittelirisch
  
Hebräisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
  
Ethnicity
Irish people
  
Not Available
  
Origin
c. 750
  
1000 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Celtic
  
Semitic
  
Branch
Goidelic
  
Canaanitic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
  
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Modern Hebrew
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
  
Signed Hebrew
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ga
  
he
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
gle
  
heb
  
ISO 639 2/B
gle
  
heb
  
ISO 639 3
gle
  
heb
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
iris1253
  
hebr1246
  
Linguasphere
50-AAA
  
12-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Irish and Hebrew 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 Hebrew greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and Hebrew language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or Hebrew word for "Thank You" is תודה (Toda). Find more of such common Irish Greetings and Hebrew Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Irish vs Hebrew Difficulty
The Irish vs Hebrew difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish Alphabets and Hebrew 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 Hebrew are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Hebrew, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Hebrew time required is 44 weeks.