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French vs French


Countries

Countries
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
32  
3
32  
3

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
French-Alphabets.jpg#200  
French-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
26  
8
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
20  
10
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
24 weeks  
6

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
6,200,000.00  
99+
6,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
African French  
African French  

Where They Speak
Africa  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
274,000,000.00  
1
274,000,000.00  
1

Dialect 3
Swiss French  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million  
11
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
1.12 %  
18
1.12 %  
18

Native Speakers
76.00 million  
13
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million  
11
87.00 million  
11

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
13  
12
13  
12

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  

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French and French Language History

Comparison of French vs French language history gives us differences between origin of French and French language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century 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 French and French Language History.

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

French vs French Difficulty

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

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