Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Interesting Facts
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
- 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
Malayalam
Armenian
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Tamil
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
αντίο (antío)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
Kongu
Greece
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Griko
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Italy
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Mariupol
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Ukraine
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
tamoul
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Tamil
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Greeks or Hellenes
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Hellenic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Modern Greek
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
gree1276
Linguasphere
tami1289
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
Tamil 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 Tamil and Greek greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Greek language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Greek word for "Thank You" is ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱). Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Greek Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Greek Difficulty
The Tamil vs Greek difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil 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 Tamil and Greek are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Greek, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Greek time required is 44 weeks.