Countries
European Union, Ireland
Armenian Highland
National Language
Ireland
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Second Language
Ireland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
Interesting Facts
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Greek
Alphabets in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Armenian manuscript
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Dia dhuit
Բարեւ (Barev)
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
Բարի օր (Bari or)
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
Please
le do thoil
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
Sorry
Tá brón orm
կներեք (knerek’)
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Eastern Armenian
Where They Speak
Connacht
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Western Armenian
Where They Speak
Munster
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Eastern Armenian
Where They Speak
Ulster
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Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
French Name
irlandais moyen
arménien
German Name
Mittelirisch
Armenisch
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Armenians
Origin
c. 750
late 5th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Signed Armenian
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
iris1253
arme1241
Linguasphere
50-AAA
57-AAA-a
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Irish and Armenian 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 Irish and Armenian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and Armenian language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or Armenian word for "Thank You" is Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun). Find more of such common Irish Greetings and Armenian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Irish vs Armenian Difficulty
The Irish vs Armenian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish Alphabets and Armenian 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 Irish and Armenian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Armenian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Armenian time required is 44 weeks.