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
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
National Language
France
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Second Language
Africa, Canada
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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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.
- Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
- Hmong language came from western part of China.
Similar To
Italian Language
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Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
bonjour
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
Thank You
Merci
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
Good Night
bonne Nuit
zoo hmo
Good Evening
bonsoir
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi
zoo tav su
Good Morning
Bonjour
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
Please
S'il vous plaît
thov
Sorry
désolé
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
Bye
au revoir
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I Love You
Je t'aime
Kuv hlub koj
Excuse Me
Excuse Moi
zam txim rau kuv
Dialect 1
Quebec French
Hmong Njua
Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Laos
Dialect 2
African French
Hmong Daw
Where They Speak
Africa
China
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Swiss French
Hmong Do
Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland
Vietnam
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
français
Hmong
Alternative Names
Français
Mong
French Name
français
hmong
German Name
Französisch
Miao-Sprachen
Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
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Ethnicity
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Hmong people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Hmong–Mien Family
Subgroup
Romance
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Branch
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Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard French
Hmong
Language Position
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Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
fr
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
fra
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ISO 639 2/B
fre
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ISO 639 6
fras
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Glottocode
stan1290
firs1234
Linguasphere
51-AAA-i
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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French and Hmong 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 Hmong greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in French and Hmong language. French word for "Hello" is bonjour or Hmong word for "Thank You" is Ua tsaug (Oua jow). Find more of such common French Greetings and Hmong Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
French vs Hmong Difficulty
The French vs Hmong difficulty level basically depends on the number of French Alphabets and Hmong 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 Hmong are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Hmong, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Hmong time required is 44 weeks.