Swedish vs Filipino
Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
Philippines
National Language
Sweden
Philippines
Second Language
Finland
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
Similar To
Norwegian and Danish Language
Tagalog Language
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Spanish Language
Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
tacka dig
Salamat
How Are You?
hur mår du
Kumusta
Good Night
godnatt
magandang gabi
Good Evening
god kväll
Magandang gabi
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
Magandang hapon
Good Morning
god morgon
Magandang umaga
Please
vänligen
Mangyaring
Sorry
ledsen
pinagsisisihan
I Love You
jag älskar dig
Mahal kita
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
patawarin ninyo ako
Where They Speak
Gabon
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Dialects
Hiligaynon
Where They Speak
Georgia
Philippines
Where They Speak
France
Philippines
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Svenska
filipino
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
Pilipino
French Name
suédois
filipino; pilipino
German Name
Schwedisch
Pilipino
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Not Available
Origin
13th Century
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Not Available
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Swedish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
Filipino
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
sv
No Data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swed1254
fili1244
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
No Data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Swedish and Filipino Language History
Comparison of Swedish vs Filipino language history gives us differences between origin of Swedish and Filipino language. History of Swedish language states that this language originated in 13th Century whereas history of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Swedish and Filipino Language History.
Swedish and Filipino 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 Swedish and Filipino greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Swedish and Filipino language. Swedish word for "Hello" is hej or Filipino word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Swedish Greetings and Filipino Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Swedish vs Filipino Difficulty
The Swedish vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Swedish Alphabets and Filipino 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 Swedish and Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Swedish and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Swedish is 24 weeks while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.