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Countries

Countries

Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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

Total No. Of Countries

3332
0 46
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National Language

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
France

Second Language

India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Africa, Canada

Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America

Minority Language

South Africa
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam

Regulated By

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Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française

Interesting Facts

  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  • 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

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages
Italian Language

Derived From

Latin
Latin

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

2626
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

56
0 32
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How Many Consonants

2120
9 60
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Scripts

Latin
Latin

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

76
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

6 weeks24 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

Hello
bonjour

Thank You

Thank you
Merci

How Are You?

How are you?
Comment allez-vous?

Good Night

Good Night
bonne Nuit

Good Evening

Good Evening
bonsoir

Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi

Good Morning

Good Morning
Bonjour

Please

Please
S'il vous plaît

Sorry

Sorry
désolé

Bye

Bye
au revoir

I Love You

I love you
Je t'aime

Excuse Me

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi

Dialects

Dialect 1

American English
Quebec French

Where They Speak

United States of America
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada

How Many People Speak

225,000,000.006,200,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Hiberno-English
African French

Where They Speak

Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Africa

How Many People Speak

4,500,000.00274,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Welsh English
Swiss French

Where They Speak

United Kingdom
Northeast France, Switzerland

How Many People Speak

2,500,000.001,800,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

18825
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

1,200.00 million163.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

5.43 %1.12 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

400.00 million76.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

400.00 million87.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

English
français

Alternative Names

English
Français

French Name

anglais
français

German Name

Englisch
Französisch

Pronunciation

/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]

Ethnicity

English people
French people

History

Origin

5th Century AD
9th Century

Language Family

Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family

Subgroup

-
Romance

Branch

-
-

Language Forms

Early Forms

Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Old French, Middle French and French

Standard Forms

Standard English
Standard French

Language Position

313
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed English
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

en
fr

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

eng
fra

ISO 639 2/B

eng
fre

ISO 639 3

eng
fra

ISO 639 6

engs
fras

Glottocode

stan1293
stan1290

Linguasphere

52-ABA
51-AAA-i

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object

Language Morphological Typology

Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Fusional, Synthetic

English vs French Speaking Countries

There are plenty of languages spoken around the world. Every country has its own official language. Compare English vs French speaking countries, so that you will have total count of countries that speak English or French language.

  • English is spoken as a national language in: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America.
  • French is spoken as a national language in: France.

You will also get to know the continents where English and French speaking countries lie. Based on the number of people that speak these languages, the position of English language is 3 and position of French language is 13. Find all the information about these languages on English and French.

English and French Language History

Comparison of English vs French language history gives us differences between origin of English and French language. History of English language states that this language originated in 5th Century AD whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on English and French Language History.

English 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 English and French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in English and French language. English word for "Hello" is Hello or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common English Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

English vs French Difficulty

The English vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of English 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 English and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in English and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn English is 6 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.