Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
Afganistan
National Language
Sweden
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Finland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Pakistan
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Norwegian and Danish Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
tacka dig
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
hur mår du
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
godnatt
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
god kväll
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
god morgon
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
vänligen
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
ledsen
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
hej då
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
jag älskar dig
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Dialects
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Gabon
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Dialects
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Georgia
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Dialects
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
France
Afganistan, Pakistan
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Svenska
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
suédois
pachto
German Name
Schwedisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Pashtun
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
Iranian
Early Forms
Old Swedish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swed1254
pash1269
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Swedish and Pashto 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 Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Swedish and Pashto language. Swedish word for "Hello" is hej or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Swedish Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Swedish vs Pashto Difficulty
The Swedish vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Swedish Alphabets and Pashto 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 Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Swedish and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Swedish is 24 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.