Greek and Spanish

Greek

Spanish

Countries

Cyprus, European Union, Greece

Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara

Total No. Of Countries

National Language

Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine

Spain

Second Language

Roman Empire

Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands

Speaking Continents

Asia, Europe

Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America

Minority Language

Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine

Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom

Regulated By

Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)

Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española

Interesting Facts

Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.

One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.

Similar To

Armenian

French Language

Derived From

Latin

Alphabets

Alphabets in

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Alphabets

Phonology

How Many Vowels

How Many Consonants

Scripts

Arabic, Latin

Latin

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks

24 weeks

Greetings

Hello

γεια σας (geia sas)

hola

Thank You

ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)

Gracias

How Are You?

πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)

Cómo estás?

Good Night

Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)

Buenas Noches

Good Evening

καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)

Bonne soirée

Good Afternoon

Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)

Buenas Tardes

Good Morning

καλημέρα (kali̱méra)

Buenos Días

Please

παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)

Por Favor

Sorry

συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)

triste

Bye

αντίο (antío)

adiós

I Love You

Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)

Te Quiero

Excuse Me

Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)

Discúlpeme

Dialects

Dialect 1

Cappadocian Greek

Mexican Spanish

Where They Speak

Greece

Mexico

How Many People Speak

2,800.00

99+

105,000,000.00

Dialect 2

Griko

Cuban Spanish

Where They Speak

Italy

Cuba

How Many People Speak

50,000.00

11,000,000.00

Dialect 3

Mariupol

Puerto Rican Spanish

Where They Speak

Ukraine

Puerto Rico

How Many People Speak

Not Available

3,900,000.00

Total No. Of Dialects

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

13.00 million

99+

489.00 million

Speaking Population

0.18 %

99+

6.15 %

Native Speakers

13.00 million

99+

410.00 million

Second Language Speakers

Not Available

89.50 million

Native Name

ελληνικά

Español

Alternative Names

Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic

Castellano, Castilian, Español

French Name

grec moderne (après 1453)

espagnol; castillan

German Name

Neugriechisch

Spanisch

Pronunciation

[eliniˈka]

[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]

Ethnicity

Greeks or Hellenes

Not Available

History

Origin

1500 BC

210 BC

Language Family

Indo-European Family

Subgroup

Hellenic

Romance

Branch

Not Available

Language Forms

Early Forms

Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek

Old Spanish and Spanish

Standard Forms

Modern Greek

Pluricentric Standard Spanish

Language Position

99+

Signed Forms

Greek Sign Language

Signed Spanish

Scope

Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

ell

spa

ISO 639 2/B

gre

spa

ISO 639 3

ell

spa

ISO 639 6

ells

Not Available

Glottocode

gree1276

stan1288

Linguasphere

56-AAA-a

51-AAA-b

Types of Language

Language Type

Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object

Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

Fusional, Synthetic

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All Greek and Spanish Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Greek and Spanish dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Spanish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Spanish Dialects are spoken in different Spanish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Spanish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Spanish dialects include: Mexican Spanish , Cuban Spanish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Greek and Spanish Speaking population

Greek and Spanish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Spanish languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Spanish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Spanish language is 6.15 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Greek and Spanish on Greek vs Spanish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Spanish Language Codes

Greek and Spanish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Spanish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.