Countries
European Union, Ireland
Afganistan
National Language
Ireland
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Ireland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Pakistan
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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.
- 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
Not Available
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Dia dhuit
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
le do thoil
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
Tá brón orm
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
Slán
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Connacht
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Munster
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Ulster
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
irlandais moyen
pachto
German Name
Mittelirisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Pashtun
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Celtic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
No early forms
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
iris1253
pash1269
Linguasphere
50-AAA
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
Irish 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 Irish and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and Pashto language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Irish Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Irish vs Pashto Difficulty
The Irish vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish 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 Irish and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.