Countries
Afganistan
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Pakistan
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
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.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Armenian
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
αντίο (antío)
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Greece
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Griko
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Italy
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Mariupol
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Ukraine
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
pachto
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Paschtu
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Greeks or Hellenes
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Hellenic
Branch
Iranian
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Modern Greek
Signed Forms
Not Available
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
ells
Glottocode
pash1269
gree1276
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional, Synthetic
Pashto and Greek 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 Greek greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Greek language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Greek word for "Thank You" is ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱). Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Greek Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Greek Difficulty
The Pashto vs Greek difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Greek 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 Greek are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Greek, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Greek time required is 44 weeks.
