Countries
Afganistan
  
Galicia
  
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Galicia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Pakistan
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
  
Interesting Facts
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  
- 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
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Portuguese Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
(salaam) سلام
  
Ola
  
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
Grazas
  
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Que tal estás?
  
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Boas noites
  
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Boa tarde
  
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Boa tarde
  
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Bos días
  
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Por favor
  
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Síntoo!
  
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
Adeus
  
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Ámote
  
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Perdoe!
  
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
  
Eastern Galician
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
East Galicia
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
  
Central Galician
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Central Galicia
  
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00
  
4
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
  
Western Galician
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
West Galicia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
2.40 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
60.00 million
  
20
2.40 million
  
99+
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Galego
  
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
Galego, Gallego
  
French Name
pachto
  
galicien
  
German Name
Paschtu
  
Galicisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
[ɡaˈleɣo]
  
Ethnicity
Pashtun
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1651
  
c. 1175
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Medieval Galician
  
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Galician
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ps
  
gl
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pus
  
glg
  
ISO 639 2/B
pus
  
glg
  
ISO 639 3
pus
  
glg
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
pash1269
  
gali1258
  
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
  
51-AAA-ab
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
Pashto 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 Pashto and Galician greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Galician language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Galician word for "Thank You" is Grazas. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Galician Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Galician Difficulty
The Pashto vs Galician difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto 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 Pashto and Galician are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Galician, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Galician time required is Not Available.