Countries
Afganistan
Wales
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Wales
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Pakistan
Argentina, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Welsh Language Commissioner
Interesting Facts
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
- One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
- Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
English Language
Derived From
-
British Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Diolch
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Sut ydych chi?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Nos da
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Noswaith dda
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
P'nawn da
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Bore da
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
os gwelwch yn dda
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Hwyl
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Dw i'n dy garu di
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Esgusodwch fi
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Patagonian Welsh
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Argentina
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Y Wyndodeg
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Gwynedd
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Y Bowyseg
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Powys
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Cymraeg
French Name
pachto
gallois
German Name
Paschtu
Kymrisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Welsh people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Celtic
Early Forms
No early forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Welsh
Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Welsh Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
pash1269
wels1247
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
50-ABA
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
Pashto and Welsh 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 Pashto and Welsh greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Welsh language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Welsh word for "Thank You" is Diolch. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Welsh Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Welsh Difficulty
The Pashto vs Welsh difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Welsh 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 Pashto and Welsh are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Welsh, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Welsh time required is 30 weeks.