Countries
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia
Afganistan
National Language
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine
Pakistan
Regulated By
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
- Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written 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
Czech Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Czech-Slovak Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
Ďakujem vám
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Ako sa máte?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
Dobrú noc
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
Dobrý večer
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Dobré popoludnie
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
Dobré ráno
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Prosím
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
Pardón!
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
Dovidenia
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Ľúbim Ťa
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
Prepáčte!
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Eastern Slovak
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Central Slovak
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Western Slovak
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
slovenčina
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Slovakian, Slovencina
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
slovaque
pachto
German Name
Slowakisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[ˈsləʊvæk]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Slovaks
Pashtun
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Slavic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Proto-Slavic
No early forms
Standard Forms
Slovak
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Slovak Sign Language
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
slov1269
pash1269
Linguasphere
53-AAA-db
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Fusional
Slovak 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 Slovak and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Slovak and Pashto language. Slovak word for "Hello" is Ahoj or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Slovak Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Slovak vs Pashto Difficulty
The Slovak vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Slovak 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 Slovak and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Slovak and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Slovak is 44 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.