Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
  
Galicia
  
National Language
Sweden
  
Galicia
  
Second Language
Finland
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
  
Europe
  
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
  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
  
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  
- 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
Norwegian and Danish Language
  
Portuguese Language
  
Derived From
Old Norse Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
  
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
hej
  
Ola
  
Thank You
tacka dig
  
Grazas
  
How Are You?
hur mår du
  
Que tal estás?
  
Good Night
godnatt
  
Boas noites
  
Good Evening
god kväll
  
Boa tarde
  
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
  
Boa tarde
  
Good Morning
god morgon
  
Bos días
  
Please
vänligen
  
Por favor
  
Sorry
ledsen
  
Síntoo!
  
Bye
hej då
  
Adeus
  
I Love You
jag älskar dig
  
Ámote
  
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
  
Perdoe!
  
Dialect 1
Dialects
  
Eastern Galician
  
Where They Speak
Gabon
  
East Galicia
  
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00
  
6
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Dialects
  
Central Galician
  
Where They Speak
Georgia
  
Central Galicia
  
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00
  
2
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Dialects
  
Western Galician
  
Where They Speak
France
  
West Galicia
  
How Many People Speak
96,000,000.00
  
1
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
  
99+
2.40 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
8.70 million
  
99+
2.40 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
Not Available
  
Native Name
Svenska
  
Galego
  
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
  
Galego, Gallego
  
French Name
suédois
  
galicien
  
German Name
Schwedisch
  
Galicisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
  
[ɡaˈleɣo]
  
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
  
Not Available
  
Origin
13th Century
  
c. 1175
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Germanic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Swedish
  
Medieval Galician
  
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
  
Galician
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
sv
  
gl
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
swe
  
glg
  
ISO 639 2/B
swe
  
glg
  
ISO 639 3
swe
  
glg
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
swed1254
  
gali1258
  
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
  
51-AAA-ab
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Swedish 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 Swedish and Galician greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Swedish and Galician language. Swedish word for "Hello" is hej or Galician word for "Thank You" is Grazas. Find more of such common Swedish Greetings and Galician Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Swedish vs Galician Difficulty
The Swedish vs Galician difficulty level basically depends on the number of Swedish 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 Swedish and Galician are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Swedish and Galician, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Swedish is 24 weeks while to learn Galician time required is Not Available.