Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Karnataka
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Interesting Facts
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
- 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
Tamil
Armenian
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Telugu Script
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
హలో (Halō)
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Bye
బై (Bai)
αντίο (antío)
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Waddar
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Greece
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Italy
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Mariupol
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Ukraine
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
télougou
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Greeks or Hellenes
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Hellenic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Telugu
Modern Greek
Signed Forms
Not Available
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
ells
Glottocode
telu1262
gree1276
Linguasphere
No data available
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
Telugu 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 Telugu and Greek greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Greek language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Greek word for "Thank You" is ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱). Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Greek Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Greek Difficulty
The Telugu vs Greek difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu 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 Telugu and Greek are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Greek, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Greek time required is 44 weeks.
