Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
France
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Interesting Facts
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
Similar To
Norwegian and Swedish
Italian Language
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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French-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Mange tak
Merci
How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
God nat
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
God aften
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
God morgen
Bonjour
Please
Please
S'il vous plaît
I Love You
Jeg elsker dig
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
Undskyld mig
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Scanian
Quebec French
Where They Speak
Sweden
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Dialect 2
Jutlandic
African French
Where They Speak
Denmark
Africa
Dialect 3
Bornholmsk
Swiss French
Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm
Northeast France, Switzerland
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
dansk
français
Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk
Français
French Name
danois
français
German Name
Dänisch
Französisch
Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes
Not Available
Origin
c. 1100 AD
9th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Rigsdansk
Standard French
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Danish
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
fras
Glottocode
dani1284
stan1290
Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional, Synthetic
Danish and French 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 Danish and French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Danish and French language. Danish word for "Hello" is Hallo or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Danish Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Danish vs French Difficulty
The Danish vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Danish Alphabets and French 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 Danish and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Danish and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Danish is 24 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.