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French vs Greek


Countries

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  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
32  
3

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  

Derived From
Latin  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200  
French-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
24  
6
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
17  
7
20  
10

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

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  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Greece  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
6,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Griko  
African French  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
99+
274,000,000.00  
1

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
1,800,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
1.12 %  
18

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
87.00 million  
11

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  
French people  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
9th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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  

Language Position
74  
99+
13  
12

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
fre  

ISO 639 3
ell  
fra  

ISO 639 6
ells  
fras  

Glottocode
gree1276  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Greek and French Language History

Comparison of Greek vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and French language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century. 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 Greek and French Language History.

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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.

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