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
India, Pakistan
National Language
France
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Africa, Canada
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Not Available
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.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Italian Language
Hindi Language
Derived From
Latin
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
bonjour
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
Merci
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
bonne Nuit
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
bonsoir
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
Bonjour
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
S'il vous plaît
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
désolé
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
au revoir
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
Je t'aime
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
Excuse Moi
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Quebec French
Pothohari
Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Pakistan
Dialect 2
African French
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Africa
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Swiss French
Doabi
Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland
Pakistan, Punjab, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
français
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Français
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
français
pendjabi
German Name
Französisch
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Not Available
Punjabis
Origin
9th Century
1000 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Standard French
Modern Punjabi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 6
fras
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1290
panj1256
Linguasphere
51-AAA-i
No data available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Fusional
French and Punjabi 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 Punjabi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in French and Punjabi language. French word for "Hello" is bonjour or Punjabi word for "Thank You" is ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā). Find more of such common French Greetings and Punjabi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
French vs Punjabi Difficulty
The French vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of French Alphabets and Punjabi 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 Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.