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Danish vs Italian


Italian vs Danish


Countries

Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council   
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
7   
8

National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland   
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   

Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America   
Europe   

Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America   
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   

Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)   
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   

Interesting Facts
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  

Similar To
Norwegian and Swedish   
French and Portuguese Languages   

Derived From
Old Norse Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
29   
11
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20   
17
5   
2

How Many Consonants
20   
10
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Hallo   
ciao   

Thank You
Mange tak   
grazie   

How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?   
Come stai?   

Good Night
God nat   
buonanotte   

Good Evening
God aften   
buonasera   

Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag   
buon pomeriggio   

Good Morning
God morgen   
buongiorno   

Please
Please   
Per Favore   

Sorry
Undskyld!   
scusate   

Bye
Farvel   
arrivederci   

I Love You
Jeg elsker dig   
Ti amo   

Excuse Me
Undskyld mig   
Scusami   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Scanian   
Romanesco   

Where They Speak
Sweden   
Lazio   

How Many People Speak
80,000.00   
99+
3,000,000.00   
21

Dialect 2
Jutlandic   
Central Italian   

Where They Speak
Denmark   
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000,000.00   
14

Dialect 3
Bornholmsk   
Tuscan   

Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm   
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
15   
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
5.50 million   
99+
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.90 %   
22

Native Speakers
5.50 million   
99+
64.00 million   
18

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
14.00 million   
20

Native Name
dansk   
Italiano   

Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk   
Italiano   

French Name
danois   
italien   

German Name
Dänisch   
Italienisch   

Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]   
[itaˈljaːno]   

Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes   
Italians   

History

Origin
c. 1100 AD   
960 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Rigsdansk   
Italian   

Language Position
Not Available   
27   
23

Signed Forms
Signed Danish   
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
da   
it   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dan   
ita   

ISO 639 2/B
dan   
ita   

ISO 639 3
dan   
ita   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
itas   

Glottocode
dani1284   
ital1282   

Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj   
51-AAA-q   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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Danish and Italian Language History

Comparison of Danish vs Italian language history gives us differences between origin of Danish and Italian language. History of Danish language states that this language originated in c. 1100 AD whereas history of Italian language states that this language originated in 960 BC. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Danish and Italian Language History.

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Danish and Italian 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 Danish and Italian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Danish and Italian language. Danish word for "Hello" is Hallo or Italian word for "Thank You" is grazie. Find more of such common Danish Greetings and Italian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Danish vs Italian Difficulty

The Danish vs Italian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Danish Alphabets and Italian 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 Danish and Italian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Danish and Italian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Danish is 24 weeks while to learn Italian time required is 24 weeks.

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