Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Galicia
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Galicia
Second Language
Roman Empire
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
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.
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
Similar To
Armenian
Portuguese Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Ola
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
Grazas
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Que tal estás?
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Boas noites
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Boa tarde
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Boa tarde
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Bos días
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Por favor
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Síntoo!
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Ámote
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Perdoe!
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Eastern Galician
Where They Speak
Greece
East Galicia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Griko
Central Galician
Where They Speak
Italy
Central Galicia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Mariupol
Western Galician
Where They Speak
Ukraine
West Galicia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
ελληνικά
Galego
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Galego, Gallego
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
galicien
German Name
Neugriechisch
Galicisch
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Not Available
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Galician
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
ells
Not Available
Glottocode
gree1276
gali1258
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
51-AAA-ab
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
Greek and Galician 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 Galician greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and Galician language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or Galician word for "Thank You" is Grazas. Find more of such common Greek Greetings and Galician Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Greek vs Galician Difficulty
The Greek vs Galician difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Galician 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 Galician are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Galician, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Galician time required is Not Available.