Countries
Israel
Afganistan
National Language
Israel
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Israel
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Poland
Pakistan
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Aramaic Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
שלום (Shalom)
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
תודה (Toda)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
בבקשה!
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Israel
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Israel
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
hébreu
pachto
German Name
Hebräisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Pashtun
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Canaanitic
Iranian
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
hebr1246
pash1269
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Fusional
Hebrew and Pashto 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 Hebrew and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hebrew and Pashto language. Hebrew word for "Hello" is שלום (Shalom) or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Hebrew Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hebrew vs Pashto Difficulty
The Hebrew vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hebrew Alphabets and Pashto 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 Hebrew and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hebrew and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hebrew is 44 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.