Countries
Japan
Afganistan
National Language
Japan
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Asia
Minority Language
Palau
Pakistan
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Korean Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Sanuki
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Hakata
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
kansai
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
日本語
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Not Available
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
japonais
pachto
German Name
Japanisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Pashtun
Language Family
Japonic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Iranian
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
No early forms
Standard Forms
Japanese
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1643
pash1269
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Fusional
Japanese and Pashto 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 Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and Pashto language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Japanese vs Pashto Difficulty
The Japanese vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese Alphabets and Pashto 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 Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.