Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Afganistan
National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
Pakistan
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
- 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
Romanian
Persian and Balochi Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Përshëndetje
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
Ju faleminderit
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Si jeni?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
natën e mirë
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
mirëmbrëma
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
mirëdita
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
mirëmengjes
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Ju lutem
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
Me fal
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
mirupafshim
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
unë e dua ju
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
Më falni
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Arbëresh
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Italy
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Shqip
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
albanais
pachto
German Name
Albanisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[ʃcip]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Albanians
Pashtun
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Albanian
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Albanian
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
alba1267
pash1269
Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Fusional
Albanian 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 Albanian and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Albanian and Pashto language. Albanian word for "Hello" is Përshëndetje or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Albanian Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Albanian vs Pashto Difficulty
The Albanian vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Albanian 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 Albanian and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Albanian and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Albanian is 44 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.