Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Roman Empire
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
  
Interesting Facts
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
- 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
Hindi Language
  
Armenian
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Arabic, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
γεια σας (geia sas)
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
αντίο (antío)
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Cappadocian Greek
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Greece
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Griko
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Italy
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Mariupol
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Ukraine
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
13.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
13.00 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
Not Available
  
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
ελληνικά
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
grec moderne (après 1453)
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Neugriechisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
[eliniˈka]
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Greeks or Hellenes
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
1500 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Hellenic
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Modern Greek
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Greek Sign Language
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
el
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
ell
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
gre
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
ell
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
ells
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
gree1276
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
56-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Punjabi 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 Punjabi and Greek greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Greek language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Greek word for "Thank You" is ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱). Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Greek Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Greek Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Greek difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi 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 Punjabi and Greek are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Greek, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Greek time required is 44 weeks.