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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
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

3232
0 46
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National Language

France
France

Second Language

Africa, Canada
Africa, Canada

Speaking Continents

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

Minority Language

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

Regulated By

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

Interesting Facts

  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  • 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

Italian Language
Italian Language

Derived From

Latin
Latin

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

2626
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

66
0 32
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How Many Consonants

2020
9 60
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Scripts

Latin
Latin

Writing Direction

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

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

66
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

24 weeks24 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

bonjour
bonjour

Thank You

Merci
Merci

How Are You?

Comment allez-vous?
Comment allez-vous?

Good Night

bonne Nuit
bonne Nuit

Good Evening

bonsoir
bonsoir

Good Afternoon

bon Après-Midi
bon Après-Midi

Good Morning

Bonjour
Bonjour

Please

S'il vous plaît
S'il vous plaît

Sorry

désolé
désolé

Bye

au revoir
au revoir

I Love You

Je t'aime
Je t'aime

Excuse Me

Excuse Moi
Excuse Moi

Dialects

Dialect 1

Quebec French
Quebec French

Where They Speak

New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada

How Many People Speak

6,200,000.006,200,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

African French
African French

Where They Speak

Africa
Africa

How Many People Speak

274,000,000.00274,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Swiss French
Swiss French

Where They Speak

Northeast France, Switzerland
Northeast France, Switzerland

How Many People Speak

1,800,000.001,800,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

2525
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

163.00 million163.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.12 %1.12 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

76.00 million76.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

87.00 million87.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

français
français

Alternative Names

Français
Français

French Name

français
français

German Name

Französisch
Französisch

Pronunciation

[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]

Ethnicity

French people
French people

History

Origin

9th Century
9th Century

Language Family

Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family

Subgroup

Romance
Romance

Branch

-
-

Language Forms

Early Forms

Old French, Middle French and French
Old French, Middle French and French

Standard Forms

Standard French
Standard French

Language Position

1313
1 120
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Signed Forms

le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

fr
fr

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

fra
fra

ISO 639 2/B

fre
fre

ISO 639 3

fra
fra

ISO 639 6

fras
fras

Glottocode

stan1290
stan1290

Linguasphere

51-AAA-i
51-AAA-i

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object

Language Morphological Typology

Fusional, Synthetic
Fusional, Synthetic

French and French Alphabets

French and French Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in French and French. In French Alphabets there are 26 letters while in French Alphabets there are 26 letters. To learn French and French languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of French and French languages. The French phonology consist French vowels and French consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at French greetings vs French greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether French and French are Most Spoken Languages.

All French and French Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all French and French dialects. Various dialects of French and French language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of French are spoken in different French Speaking Countries whereas French Dialects are spoken in different French speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking French vs French Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the French dialects include: Quebec French, African French. French dialects include: Quebec French , African French. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

French and French Speaking population

French and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and French languages can be compared. The total count of French and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak French and French on French vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

French and French Language Codes

French and French language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. French and French Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.