Countries
Japan
  
Galicia
  
National Language
Japan
  
Galicia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Palau
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
  
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  
Similar To
Korean Language
  
Portuguese Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kana
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
  
Ola
  
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
  
Grazas
  
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
  
Que tal estás?
  
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
  
Boas noites
  
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
  
Boa tarde
  
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
  
Boa tarde
  
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
  
Bos días
  
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
  
Por favor
  
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
  
Síntoo!
  
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
  
Adeus
  
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
  
Ámote
  
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
  
Perdoe!
  
Dialect 1
Sanuki
  
Eastern Galician
  
Where They Speak
Kagawa
  
East Galicia
  
How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00
  
28
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Hakata
  
Central Galician
  
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
  
Central Galicia
  
Dialect 3
Kansai
  
Western Galician
  
Where They Speak
kansai
  
West Galicia
  
How Many People Speak?
128.00 million
  
14
2.40 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
128.00 million
  
9
2.40 million
  
99+
Native Name
日本語
  
Galego
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Galego, Gallego
  
French Name
japonais
  
galicien
  
German Name
Japanisch
  
Galicisch
  
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
  
[ɡaˈleɣo]
  
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1185
  
c. 1175
  
Language Family
Japonic Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
  
Medieval Galician
  
Standard Forms
Japanese
  
Galician
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ja
  
gl
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
jpn
  
glg
  
ISO 639 2/B
jpn
  
glg
  
ISO 639 3
jpn
  
glg
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1643
  
gali1258
  
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
  
51-AAA-ab
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Not Available
  
Japanese and Galician 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 Japanese and Galician greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and Galician language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or Galician word for "Thank You" is Grazas. Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and Galician Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Japanese vs Galician Difficulty
The Japanese vs Galician difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese Alphabets and Galician 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 Japanese and Galician are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and Galician, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn Galician time required is Not Available.