Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Roman Empire
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Armenian
Malayalam
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
αντίο (antío)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Kongu
Where They Speak
Greece
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Griko
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Italy
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Mariupol
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Ukraine
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ελληνικά
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
tamoul
German Name
Neugriechisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
gree1276
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
Greek and Tamil 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 Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and Tamil language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Greek Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Greek vs Tamil Difficulty
The Greek vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Tamil 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 Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.