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Greek and Spanish


Countries
Countries
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara   
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Total No. Of Countries
46   
1
3   
12
National Language
Spain   
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Second Language
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands   
Roman Empire   
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America   
Asia, Europe   
Minority Language
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom   
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Regulated By
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española   
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Interesting Facts
  • One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
  • Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
  
  • 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
French Language   
Armenian   
Derived From
Latin   
Latin   
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Spanish-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Alphabets
27   
9
24   
6
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4
How Many Consonants
22   
12
17   
7
Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Latin   
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5
Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11
Greetings
Hello
hola   
γεια σας (geia sas)   
Thank You
Gracias   
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
How Are You?
Cómo estás?   
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Good Night
Buenas Noches   
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
Good Evening
Bonne soirée   
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
Good Afternoon
Buenas Tardes   
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
Good Morning
Buenos Días   
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
Please
Por Favor   
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
Sorry
triste   
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
Bye
adiós   
αντίο (antío)   
I Love You
Te Quiero   
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
Excuse Me
Discúlpeme   
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Dialects
Dialect 1
Mexican Spanish   
Cappadocian Greek   
Where They Speak
Mexico   
Greece   
How Many People Speak
105,000,000.00   
5
2,800.00   
99+
Dialect 2
Cuban Spanish   
Griko   
Where They Speak
Cuba   
Italy   
How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00   
8
50,000.00   
38
Dialect 3
Puerto Rican Spanish   
Mariupol   
Where They Speak
Puerto Rico   
Ukraine   
How Many People Speak
3,900,000.00   
9
Not Available   
Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
25   
21
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
489.00 million   
3
13.00 million   
99+
Speaking Population
6.15 %   
3
0.18 %   
99+
Native Speakers
410.00 million   
2
13.00 million   
99+
Second Language Speakers
89.50 million   
9
Not Available   
Native Name
Español   
ελληνικά   
Alternative Names
Castellano, Castilian, Español   
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
French Name
espagnol; castillan   
grec moderne (après 1453)   
German Name
Spanisch   
Neugriechisch   
Pronunciation
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]   
[eliniˈka]   
Ethnicity
Not Available   
Greeks or Hellenes   
History
Origin
210 BC   
1500 BC   
Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   
Subgroup
Romance   
Hellenic   
Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Spanish and Spanish   
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Spanish   
Modern Greek   
Language Position
2   
2
74   
99+
Signed Forms
Signed Spanish   
Greek Sign Language   
Scope
Individual   
Individual   
Code
ISO 639 1
es   
el   
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
spa   
ell   
ISO 639 2/B
spa   
gre   
ISO 639 3
spa   
ell   
ISO 639 6
Not Available   
ells   
Glottocode
stan1288   
gree1276   
Linguasphere
51-AAA-b   
56-AAA-a   
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living   
Living   
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Verb-Object   
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Fusional, Synthetic   
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All Spanish and Greek Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Spanish and Greek dialects. Various dialects of Spanish and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Spanish are spoken in different Spanish Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Spanish vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Spanish dialects include: Mexican Spanish, Cuban Spanish. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Spanish and Greek Speaking population

Spanish and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Spanish and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Spanish and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Spanish language is 6.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Spanish and Greek on Spanish vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Spanish and Greek Language Codes

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