Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
  
Iran
  
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
  
Iran
  
Second Language
Roman Empire
  
Not Available
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
  
Antartica
  
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
  
Not Available
  
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
Not Available
  
Similar To
Armenian
  
Persian
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Luri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Latin
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, NA
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
  
hello
  
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
  
Thank you
  
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
  
how are you
  
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
  
Good night
  
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
  
Good evening
  
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
  
Good afternoon
  
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
  
Good morning
  
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
  
Please
  
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
  
sorry
  
Bye
αντίο (antío)
  
bye
  
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
  
i love you
  
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
  
excuse me
  
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
  
Feyli lurish
  
Where They Speak
Greece
  
Eastern Iraq, Western Iran
  
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00
  
21
Dialect 2
Griko
  
Bakhtiari
  
Where They Speak
Italy
  
Iran
  
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00
  
18
Dialect 3
Mariupol
  
Laki
  
Where They Speak
Ukraine
  
Iran
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,000,000.00
  
20
How Many People Speak?
13.00 million
  
99+
0.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
13.00 million
  
99+
0.00 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
89.00 million
  
10
Native Name
ελληνικά
  
nanme
  
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
  
Lori, Luri, Luristani
  
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
  
Not Available
  
German Name
Neugriechisch
  
Not Available
  
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
  
[ˈoɽia]
  
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
  
Lurs
  
Origin
1500 BC
  
19 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Hellenic
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
  
gd
  
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
  
gd
  
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
  
Indian Signing System
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
el
  
12
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ell
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 2/B
gre
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 3
ell
  
12
  
ISO 639 6
ells
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
gree1276
  
12
  
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
  
12
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Not Available
  
Greek and Luri 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 Luri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and Luri language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or Luri word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Greek Greetings and Luri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Greek vs Luri Difficulty
The Greek vs Luri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Luri 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 Luri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Luri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Luri time required is 25 weeks.