Greek vs Spanish. Why am I comparing these languages and do they sound alike? Ultimate Comparison

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In the past we have focused on Spanish compared to Romance languages, but today we will look at how Greek sounds compared to Spanish. Can a Spanish speaker understand Greek? How does Greek sound to a Spanish speaker? Are they similar and why?
We will also explore the reasons why Greek sounds like Spanish, the different words that are similar in Greek and Spanish and the cultural similarities of Greece, Latin America and Spain.
This will include an exploration of the etymology of Greek and Spanish to highlight the influence of Greek into the Spanish language.

Hope you guys enjoy it and remember to subscribe to convospeak (convo), out channel about Hispanic culture and the Spanish language.
Rough Transcript
This video is for all the people of Greece. In particular we want to dedicate this video to Kosta, one of our biggest fans. Thank you for the support!

So Greek is not a romance language but let’s listen to it!

Greek

Reaction.

Okay mind blown

This sounds like Spanish but I can barely understand anything but it sounds like Spanish…
Okay I am going to take a deep look at the actual similarities between Greek and Spanish. Why are they similar? What are some words that crisscross in both languages? How come there are similarities between both languages? And other cultural things that we share with the people of Greece!

If we want to get technical Spanish and Greek share a lot of similarities because they share a phonetic inventory meaning that they have the same sounds. Greek and Spanish have the same vowel sounds and many of the same consonants.

For example in Spanish we have the sounds AEIOU, el burro sabe mas que tu…. AEIOU. Unlike english that you have multiple sounds for each vowel. Like A is it ey, is it A, is it a. In greek they have the same A, E, I, O U. Greek is also not like other eater European languages that are an amalgamation of unpronounceable consonants, Polish Szczęście, Like Spanish Greek has a soft structure of vowels!
But what are some words that crisscross? Well greek has influenced a lot of languages including English, but if it influenced a language a lot it was Latin!
Examples are words like poema, tema, problema are an example (and quick learning tip)

Some words also came to greek through Latin and by extension they are similar to Spanish words. Like Banio, Katserola, Porta

Other words like Tomates, Damatos have a different origin. This one come actually from Nahuatl a Mexican Native language that gave that word to Spanish and other languages

But what about culture!
Kosta, our subscriber was kind enough to share his insights! He said that being people from Southern Europe, Spaniards and Greeks share all the things that you shouldn’t do in these times of social distancing. They are happy welcoming people who love to socialize and party with others. In the same way Greeks, Spaniards and Latin Americans have a reputation for being temperamental and passionate. Maybe it is our soap operas give us that reputation! A lot of Greeks are very passionately religios even though most practice a orthodox christianity instead of catholism. These of course don’t speak about everybody in the countries but a lot of this things are true about our culture! Heck Greeks and Spaniards even look alike!
Is that Greece or Spain?
Of course in all the things we share there are a lot of differences and particularities in gastronomy, family and traditions, but overall both Spain and Greece are doors to the European continent and share a mediterranean culture that has partially passed to Latin America!
If you look hard enough sometimes we can find we share a lot with people who are far away, and our differences only add color and life to our world! That is what this channel is about celebrating our differences and what connect us!

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