Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
France
Second Language
Roman Empire
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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.
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
Similar To
Armenian
Italian Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
bonjour
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
Merci
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Bonjour
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
S'il vous plaît
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
désolé
Bye
αντίο (antío)
au revoir
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Quebec French
Where They Speak
Greece
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Dialect 2
Griko
African French
Where They Speak
Italy
Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Mariupol
Swiss French
Where They Speak
Ukraine
Northeast France, Switzerland
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ελληνικά
français
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Français
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
français
German Name
Neugriechisch
Französisch
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Not Available
Origin
1500 BC
9th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Standard French
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
gree1276
stan1290
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Fusional, Synthetic
Greek and French 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 Greek and French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and French language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Greek Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Greek vs French Difficulty
The Greek vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and French 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 Greek and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.